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Placidichthys bidorsalis

Actinopteri - Ophiopsiformes - Ophiopsiellidae

Taxonomy
Placidichthys bidorsalis was named by Brito (2000). Its type specimen is MPSC-P 288a and b, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Placidichthys-type locality, which is in an Aptian marine horizon in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Placidichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Placidichthys bidorsalis Brito p. 750 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—HalecostomiRegan 1903
—Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderOphiopsiformes
familyOphiopsiellidae
genusPlacidichthys
speciesbidorsalis

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: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 112.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Brazil (Ceará) Placidichthys bidorsalis (type locality: 124310)