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Dictyopyge illustrans

Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Taxonomy
Dictyopyge illustrans was named by Woodward (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gosford Quarry (BMNH coll), which is in a Spathian/Bithynian lacustrine shale in the Terrigal Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Dictyopyge illustrans Woodward p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderRedfieldioidei(Berg 1955)
familyRedfieldiidaeHutchinson 1973
genusDictyopygeEgerton 1847
speciesillustrans

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.

†Dictyopyge illustrans Woodward 1890
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Bithynian or 251.30000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian - Bithynian251.3 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Dictyopyge illustrans (type locality: 131926)