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Elpistoichthys striolatus

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Ichthyokentemidae

Taxonomy
Elpistoichthys striolatus was named by Griffith (1977). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Polzberg bei Lunz (NHMW collection), which is in a Julian marine horizon in the Reingrabener Schiefer Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Elpistoichthys striolatus Griffith p. 69 fig. 11B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyIchthyokentemidaeGriffith and Patterson 1963
genusElpistoichthys
speciesstriolatus

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.

†Elpistoichthys striolatus Griffith 1977
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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: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria Elpistoichthys striolatus (type locality: 118111)