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Kenichthys

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Kenichthys was named by Chang and Zhu (1993). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Osteolepididae by Chang and Zhu (1993); and to Tetrapodomorpha by Zhu and Ahlberg (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Kenichthys Chang and Zhu
2004Kenichthys Zhu and Ahlberg p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
genusKenichthys

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. †Kenichthys Chang and Zhu 1993
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Kenichthys campbelli Chang and Zhu 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Yunnan) K. campbelli (196880)