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Dumfregia huxleyi

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Coelacanthus huxleyi was named by Traquair (1881). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dumfregia huxleyi by Lund and Lund (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Coelacanthus huxleyi Traquair
1891Coelacanthus huxleyi Woodward p. 407
1985Dumfregia huxleyi Lund and Lund

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
suborderCoelacanthoideiBerg 1937
genusDumfregia
specieshuxleyi(Traquair 1881)

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.

Dumfregia huxleyi Traquair 1881
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Arundian or 346.70000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Dumfregia huxleyi (90682)