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Fouldenia ischiptera

Eurynotiformes - Styracopteridae

Taxonomy
Holurus ischypterus was named by Traquair (1881). It is the type species of Fouldenia.

It was recombined as Styracopterus ischipterus by Moy-Thomas (1937); it was synonymized subjectively with Styracopterus fulcratus by Moy-Thomas (1937); it was recombined as Fouldenia ischiptera by Sallan and Coates (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Holurus ischypterus Traquair
1937Styracopterus ischipterus Moy-Thomas
2013Fouldenia ischiptera Sallan and Coates

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderEurynotiformes
familyStyracopteridaeMoy-Thomas 1937
genusFouldenia
speciesischiptera(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.

†Fouldenia ischiptera Traquair 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Ivorian or 353.80000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) Fouldenia ischiptera (229809)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Fouldenia ischiptera (10658)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Fouldenia ischiptera (type locality: 229962)