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Araripichthys

Actinopteri - Araripchthyiformes - Araripichthyidae

Taxonomy
Araripichthys was named by Silva Santos (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. Its type is Araripichthys axelrodi.

It was assigned to Crossognathiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Araripichthyidae by Maisey and Moody (2001) and Alvarado-Ortega and Brito (2011).

Species
A. axelrodi (type species), A. weberi
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. corythophorus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Araripichthys Silva Santos p. 135
2001Araripichthys Maisey and Moody
2002Araripichthys Sepkoski
2011Araripichthys Alvarado-Ortega and Brito

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

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.

G. †Araripichthys Silva Santos 1985
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†Araripichthys axelrodi Maisey and Moody 2001
†Araripichthys weberi Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2011
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: base of the Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 125.00000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Venezuela (Villa De Rosario) A. axelrodi (136757)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Venezuela (Zulia) A. sp. (89071)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) A. weberi (80283)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Morocco (Meknès - Tafilalt) A. corythophorus (51686)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Nuevo León) A. sp. (84950)