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Paphosiscus

Paphosisciformes - Paphosiscidae

Taxonomy
Paphosiscus was named by Grogan and Lund (2015). It is not extant. Its type is Paphosiscus circulocaudus.

It was assigned to Paphosiscidae by Grogan and Lund (2015).

Species
P. circulocaudus (type species), P. scalmocristus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Paphosiscus Grogan and Lund

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderPaphosisciformes
familyPaphosiscidae
genusPaphosiscus

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.

G. †Paphosiscus Grogan and Lund 2015
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†Paphosiscus circulocaudus Grogan and Lund 2015
†Paphosiscus scalmocristus Grogan and Lund 2015
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: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) P. circulocaudus (116654 116762) P. circulocaudus, P. scalmocristus (226838)