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Beerichthys ingens

Iniomi - Beerichthyidae

Taxonomy
Beerichthys ingens was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH P 26718, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Beerichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Beerichthys ingens Casier p. 159 figs. Plate 20, Figs. 24, 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
orderIniomi
familyBeerichthyidae
genusBeerichthys
speciesingens

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.

†Beerichthys ingens Casier 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:25:58
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:25:58
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available