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Rhadinichthys cairnsii

Palaeonisciformes - Rhadinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoniscus cairnsii was named by Jackson (1851). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhadinichthys cairnsi by Woodward (1891); it was recombined as Rhadinichthys cairnsii by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Palaeoniscus cairnsii Jackson
1891Rhadinichthys cairnsi Woodward p. 465
1902Rhadinichthys cairnsii Hay p. 367

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyRhadinichthyidaeRomer 1945
genusRhadinichthysTraquair 1877
speciescairnsii(Jackson 1851)

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.

†Rhadinichthys cairnsii Jackson 1851
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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 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (New Brunswick) Rhadinichthys cairnsi (230060)