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Angatubichthys mendesi

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Angatubichthys mendesi was named by De Figueriredo and Carvalho (2004). Its type specimen is Pz.DBAV.UERJ 059, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hwy SP-270 Outcrop, Angatuba, which is in a Wordian/Wuchiapingian lacustrine siltstone in the Corumbataí Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Angatubichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Angatubichthys mendesi De Figueriredo and Carvalho p. 533 figs. 1, 2a, 2b, 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
genusAngatubichthys
speciesmendesi

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.

Angatubichthys mendesi De Figueriredo and Carvalho 2004
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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: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 268.80000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Wuchiapingian268.8 - 254.17Brazil (São Paulo) Angatubichthys mendesi (type locality: 131051)