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Semionotus capensis

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Semionotus capensis was named by Woodward (1888). Its type specimen is BMNH P4089, a skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Semionotus capensis Woodward
1895Semionotus capensis Woodward p. 57
1960Semionotus capensis Gardiner p. 355
2012Semionotus capensis López-Arbarello p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusSemionotus
speciescapensisWoodward 1888

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.

†Semionotus capensis Woodward 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pliensbachian or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2South Africa (Free State) Semionotus capensis (220880)