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Elonichthys perpennatus

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Elonichthys perpennatus was named by Eastman (1902). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. browni, E. robinsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Elonichthys perpennatus Eastman
1903Elonichthys perpennatus Eastman p. 190 figs. pl. 5, fig. 49
1979Elonichthys perpennatus Bardack p. 515 figs. 4-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
genusElonichthysGiebel 1848
speciesperpennatusEastman 1902

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.

†Elonichthys perpennatus Eastman 1902
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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: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Elonichthys perpennatus (132078)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Elonichthys perpennatus (112630)