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Commentrya

Palaeonisciformes - Igornichthyidae

Taxonomy
Commentrya was named by Sauvage (1888). Its type is Commentrya traquairi.

It was assigned to Amblypteridae by Romer (1945); and to Igornichthyidae by Heyler (1977).

Species
C. barroisi, C. traquairi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Commentrya Sauvage
1945Commentrya Romer
1977Commentrya Heyler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyIgornichthyidaeHeyler 1977
genusCommentryaSauvage 1888

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. †Commentrya Sauvage 1888
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Commentrya barroisi Waterlot 1934
Commentrya traquairi Sauvage 1888
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: base of the Kasimovian to the top of the Gzhelian or 307.00000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Germany (Saarland) C. barroisi (233077 233078)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9France C. traquairi (124916)