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Beishanichthys brevicaudalis

Actinopteri - Scanilepiformes

Taxonomy
Beishanichthys brevicaudalis was named by Xu and Gao (2011). Its type specimen is PKUP V4881, a skeleton (laterally compressed specimen, pectoral fins missing), and it is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Beishan Hills, Quarry 3, Subei County, which is in an Olenekian lacustrine shale in the Hongyanjing Formation of China. It is the type species of Beishanichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Beishanichthys brevicaudalis Xu and Gao p. 597 figs. 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderScanilepiformes
genusBeishanichthys
speciesbrevicaudalis

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Beishanichthys brevicaudalis Xu and Gao 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: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2China (Gansu) Beishanichthys brevicaudalis (type locality: 105775)