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Woodichthys bearsdeni

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Woodichthys bearsdeni was named by Coates (1998). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMS 1984.42.15a-c, a skeleton. Its type locality is Bearsden locality, which is in a Pendleian marine shale in the Manse Burn Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Woodichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Woodichthys bearsdeni Coates
2004Woodichthys bearsdeni Cloutier and Arratia

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
genusWoodichthys
speciesbearsdeni

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Woodichthys bearsdeni Coates 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatics
Entire body: yess
Adult length: 10 to < 100s
Adult height: 10 to < 100s
Environment: coastal, marine, brackishs
Locomotion: actively mobiles
Life habit: nektonics
Depth habitat: surfaces
Diet: piscivores
Diet 2: microcarnivores
Vision: well-developeds
Created: 2018-08-02 15:49:33
Modified: 2018-08-02 15:49:33
Source: s = species
References: M. I. Coates 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Woodichthys bearsdeni (type locality: 225477)