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Gymnoichthys inopinatus

Actinopteri - Amiiformes

Taxonomy
Gymnoichthys inopinatus was named by Tintori et al. (2010). Its type specimen is GMPKU-P-1483, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Dawazi, upper vertebrate horizon (=Member 2), Luoping County, which is in a Pelsonian shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Gymnoichthys inopinatus Tintori et al. p. 163 figs. 1-6; pl 1
2013Gymnoichthys inopinatus Tan and Jin p. 3 figs. 1-4,7,8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
superfamilyCaturoideaOwen 1860
genusGymnoichthys
speciesinopinatus

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.

Gymnoichthys inopinatus Tintori et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:51:40
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:51:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Gymnoichthys inopinatus (type locality: 97946 146382)