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Drydenius molyneuxi

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Gonatodus molyneuxi was named by Traquair (1888). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NHMUK P.7973, 7976, part and counterpart, a skeleton (Mostly complete fish, named in Gardiner 1967).

It was recombined as Drydenius molyneuxi by Gardiner (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Gonatodus molyneuxi Traquair
1967Drydenius molyneuxi Gardiner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusDrydeniusTraquair 1890
speciesmolyneuxi(Traquair 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.

Drydenius molyneuxi Traquair 1888
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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: Westphalian A or 318.70000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (Flintshire) Drydenius molyneuxi (233388)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom (Monmouthshire) Drydenius molyneuxi (233389)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Flintshire) Drydenius molyneuxi (233393)
Westphalian A - Westphalian C318.7 - 309.8United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Drydenius molyneuxi (type locality: 225462)