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Novogonatodus kasantsevae

Elonichthyiformes - Gonatodidae

Taxonomy
Novogonatodus kasantsevae was named by Long (1988). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMVP 160862, a partial skeleton (Almost complete fish without dorsal cranium and caudal fin). Its type locality is Bridge Creek, which is in a Tournaisian fluvial horizon in the Snowy Plains Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Novogonatodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Novogonatodus kasantsevae Long
2004Novogonatodus kasantsevae Cloutier and Arratia

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyGonatodidae
genusNovogonatodus
specieskasantsevae

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (Victoria) Novogonatodus kasantsevae (type locality: 230548)