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Elonichthys hypsilepis

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Elonichthys hypsilepis was named by Hay (1900).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. browni, E. robinsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Elonichthys hypsilepis Hay
1902Elonichthys hypsilepis Hay p. 368

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
genusElonichthysGiebel 1848
specieshypsilepisHay 1900

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Illinois) Elonichthys hypsilepis (232970)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Elonichthys hypsilepis (21981)