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Mansfieldiscus

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Mansfieldiscus was named by Long (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Elonichthys sweeti.

It was assigned to Elonichthyidae by Woodward (1906); and to Palaeonisciformes by Long (1988).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cosmolepides M'Coy
1906Mansfieldiscus Woodward
1988Mansfieldiscus Long

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusMansfieldiscus

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. †Mansfieldiscus Long 1988
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Mansfieldiscus gibbus Woodward 1906
Mansfieldiscus sweeti Woodward 1906
Invalid names: Cosmolepides M'Coy 1890 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (Victoria) M. sweeti, M. gibbus (230548)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Belarus (Homel) M. sweeti (232532)