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Placidichthys

Ophiopsiformes - Ophiopsiellidae

Taxonomy
Placidichthys was named by Brito (2000). Its type is Placidichthys bidorsalis.

It was assigned to Ionoscopiformes by Brito (2000); and to Ophiopsiellidae by Ebert (2018).

Species
P. bidorsalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Placidichthys Brito p. 750
2018Placidichthys Ebert p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
—HalecostomiRegan 1903
—Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderOphiopsiformes
familyOphiopsiellidae
genusPlacidichthys

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. †Placidichthys Brito 2000
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) P. bidorsalis (124310)