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Austelliscus ferox

Taxonomy
Austelliscus ferox was named by Figueroa et al. (2021). Its type specimen is MCT890-P, a mandible, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Ponta Grossa, which is in a Pragian/Givetian marine siltstone in the Ponta Grossa Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Austelliscus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Austelliscus ferox Figueroa et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
genusAustelliscus
speciesferox

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.

†Austelliscus ferox Figueroa et al. 2021
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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: base of the Pragian to the top of the Givetian or 410.80000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Givetian410.8 - 382.7Brazil (Paraná) Austelliscus ferox (type locality: 225538)