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Ecrinesomus dixoni

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Ecrinesomus dixoni was named by Woodward (1910). Its type specimen is BMNH P.10756, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Mahavavy river, Andogozo (BMNH collection), which is in a Dienerian marine shale in Madagascar. It is the type species of Ecrinesomus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Ecrinesomus dixoni Woodward
1956Ecrinesomus dixoni Lehman p. 72 figs. pl. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusEcrinesomus
speciesdixoni

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.

Ecrinesomus dixoni Woodward 1910
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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: or 251.20000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar Ecrinesomus dixoni (type locality: 154039)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar (Diana) Ecrinesomus dixoni (154037)