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Boltyshia

Osteichthyes - Acropomatiformes - Umbridae

Taxonomy
Boltyshia was named by Sytchevskaya and Daniltshenko (1975). Its type is Boltyshia brevicauda.

It was assigned to Umbridae by Dubikovska and Kovalchuk (2024).

Species
B. brevicauda (type species), B. truncata
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-05-31; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-05-31

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Boltyshia Sytchevskaya and Daniltshenko
2024Boltyshia Dubikovska and Kovalchuk p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderAcropomatiformes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
Protacanthopterygii()
orderEsociformes
familyUmbridae
genusBoltyshiaSytchevskaya and Daniltshenko 1975

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Boltyshia Sytchevskaya and Daniltshenko 1975
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Boltyshia brevicauda Sytchevskaya and Daniltshenko 1975
Boltyshia truncata Sytchevskaya 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: C29 or 66.41000 to 64.86200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
C2966.41 - 64.862Ukraine (Cherkasy Oblast) B. brevicauda, B. truncata (278939)