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Paphosiscus scalmocristus

Paphosisciformes - Paphosiscidae

Taxonomy
Paphosiscus scalmocristus was named by Grogan and Lund (2015). Its type specimen is ROM 41110, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Paphosiscus scalmocristus Grogan and Lund pp. 115-117 figs. 8-12

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

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.

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Paphosiscus scalmocristus (226838)