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Pietschellus aenigmaticus

Actinopteri - Pietschellidae

Taxonomy
Pietschellus aenigmaticus was named by Bannikov and Carnevale (2011). Its type specimen is MCSNV I.G. VR. 66741, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona collection), which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Pietschellus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Pietschellus aenigmaticus Bannikov and Carnevale p. 53 figs. Figs. 1-3
2014Pietschellus aenigmaticus Bannikov p. 30
2014Pietschellus aenigmaticus Carnevale et al. p. 45
2015Pietschellus aenigmaticus Carnevale and Bannikov p. 19

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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)
PercomorphaceaWiley and Johnson 2010
familyPietschellidae
genusPietschellus
speciesaenigmaticus

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.

Pietschellus aenigmaticus Bannikov and Carnevale 2011
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy (Vicenze) Pietschellus aenigmaticus (type locality: 127545)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Pietschellus aenigmaticus (94830)