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Ikechaoamia
Taxonomy
Ikechaoamia was named by Liu (1961). Its type is Ikechaoamia orientalis.
It was assigned to Sinamiidae by Liu and Su (1983).
It was assigned to Sinamiidae by Liu and Su (1983).
Species
I. meridionalis, I. orientalis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Ikechaoamia Liu |
| 1983 | Ikechaoamia Liu and Su p. 186 |
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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. †Ikechaoamia Liu 1961
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†Ikechaoamia meridionalis Zhang and Zhang 1980
†Ikechaoamia orientalis Liu 1961
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H.-T. Liu and D.-Z. Su 1983 | Trunk moderate elongate and laterally compressed. Head rather large, parietal unpaired, supratemporals numerous. All of marginal teeth large and conical, dentary ones the largest. Vertebral centra completely ossified, each centrum with lateral excavations on each side, ribs short and delicate. Supraneural present. Fins without fulcra. Dorsal fin long-based and high, anal fin small, caudal fin with convex hinder border. Epurals more than five, epaxial fin-ray present or absent. Urodermal present. Scales rhombic and elliptical, lateral line scales elliptical and pierced by prominent sensory pores. |