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Redfieldius redfieldi

Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Taxonomy
Catopterus redfieldi was named by Egerton (1847). 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 redfieldi by Hay (1902) and Rapp (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Catopterus redfieldi Egerton
1902Redfieldius redfieldi Hay p. 370
1946Redfieldius redfieldi Rapp p. 511

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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
speciesredfieldi(Egerton 1847)

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 redfieldi Egerton 1847
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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: base of the Norian to the top of the Hettangian or 228.00000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Pennsylvania) Catopterus redfieldi (99375)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Connecticut) Catopterus redfieldi (224079)