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Cyclopterus trifoliatus

Scleroparei

Taxonomy
Cyclopterus trifoliatus was named by Frost (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Island Creek, which is in a Chattian marine mudstone in the Ihungia Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Cyclopterus trifoliatus Frost p. 141 figs. Fig. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
orderScleroparei
genusCyclopterus
speciestrifoliatus

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: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Island) Cyclopterus trifoliatus (type locality: 204336)