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Beagiascus pulcherrimus

Taxonomy
Beagiascus pulcherrimus was named by Mickle et al. (2009). Its type specimen is CM 35349, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Bear Gulch (Carnegie Museum Collection), which is in an Arnsbergian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Heath Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Beagiascus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Beagiascus pulcherrimus Mickle et al. p. 639 figs. 10-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusBeagiascus
speciespulcherrimus

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.

Beagiascus pulcherrimus Mickle et al. 2009
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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: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Beagiascus pulcherrimus (type locality: 90681 116654 116660 116763)