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Araripichthys axelrodi

Actinopteri - Araripchthyiformes - Araripichthyidae

Taxonomy
Araripichthys axelrodi was named by Maisey and Moody (2001). Its type specimen is P-907 MBLUZ, a partial skeleton (Individual lacking tail), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Rosarito Quarry, which is in an Aptian offshore shelf horizon in the Apon Formation of Venezuela. It is the type species of Araripichthys.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Araripichthys axelrodi Maisey and Moody

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderAraripchthyiformes
familyAraripichthyidaeSantos 1983
genusAraripichthysSilva Santos 1985
speciesaxelrodi

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.

Araripichthys axelrodi Maisey and Moody 2001
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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: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Venezuela (Villa De Rosario) Araripichthys axelrodi (type locality: 136757)