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Elonichthys semistriatus
Taxonomy
Elonichthys semistriatus was named by Traquair (1877). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Knowles Ironstone, Fenton, which is in a Moscovian mire/swamp ironstone in the Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation of the United Kingdom.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1877 | Elonichthys semistriatus Traquair |
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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.
†Elonichthys semistriatus Traquair 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Moscovian or 318.70000 to 307.00000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Elonichthys semistriatus (227258) | |
| Moscovian | United Kingdom (England) | Elonichthys semistriatus (type locality: 229497) | |
| Moscovian | United Kingdom (Staffordshire) | Elonichthys semistriatus (229817) |