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Redfieldius minor

Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Taxonomy
Catopterus minor was named by Newberry (1888). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Durham fish locality (main), Totoket Mountain, which is in a Hettangian lacustrine - small siltstone in the Shuttle Meadow Formation of Connecticut.

It was recombined as Redfieldius minor by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Catopterus minor Newberry
1902Redfieldius minor Hay p. 370

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderRedfieldioidei(Berg 1955)
familyRedfieldiidaeHutchinson 1973
genusRedfieldius
speciesminor(Newberry 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.

†Redfieldius minor Newberry 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: Hettangian or 201.30000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Connecticut) Catopterus minor (224079)