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Dwykiidae

Palaeonisciformes - Dwykiidae

Taxonomy
Dwykiidae was named by Gardiner (1969). Its type is Dwykia.

It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Gardiner (1969).

Subtaxa
Dwykia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Dwykiidae Gardiner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyDwykiidae
familyDwykiidae

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.

Fm. †Dwykiidae Gardiner 1969
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G. †Dwykia Gardiner 1969
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†Dwykia analensis Gardiner 1969
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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 - 346.7South Africa (Eastern Cape) Dwykia analensis (226926)