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Elonichthys pulcherrimus

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Elonichthys pulcherrimus was named by Traquair (1881). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Elonichthys pulcherrimus Traquair
1891Elonichthys pulcherrimus Woodward p. 498

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
genusElonichthysGiebel 1848
speciespulcherrimusTraquair 1881

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 pulcherrimus Traquair 1881
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Asbian or 372.20000 to 336.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Belarus (Homel) Elonichthys pulcherrimus (232528)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Belarus (Homel) Elonichthys pulcherrimus (232533)
Arundian345.0 - 342.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys pulcherrimus (90682)
Arundian345.0 - 342.8United Kingdom Elonichthys pulcherrimus (140941)
Asbian339.4 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Elonichthys pulcherrimus (230308 230309)