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Dinichthys jeffersonensis

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Dinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Dinichthys jeffersonensis was named by Branson and Mehl (1931). Its type specimen is Number 591, Vertebrate Paleontology, University of Missouri, a partial skeleton (The median-poste- rior spine and postero-lateral margins of a Dinichthyid dorso-median shield of large size), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Dinichthys jeffersonensis Branson and Mehl p. 529 figs. (Pl. I, Figs. 7, 8, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
EubrachythoraciMiles 1971
AspinothoracidiMiles and Dennis 1979
familyDinichthyidaeNewberry 1888
genusDinichthysNewberry 1873
speciesjeffersonensis

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.

Dinichthys jeffersonensis Branson and Mehl 1931
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
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