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Tanichthys

Actinopteri - Hiodontiformes - Hiodontidae

Discussion

This is probably a homonym of an extant carp genus.

Taxonomy
Tanichthys was named by Jin (1991). Its type is Tanichthys ningjiagouensis.

It was assigned to Hiodontidae by Jin (1991).

Species
T. ningjiagouensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Tanichthys Jin p. 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
Osteoglossocephala
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
orderHiodontiformes
familyHiodontidae
genusTanichthys

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.

G. †Tanichthys Jin 1991
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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: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Valanginian or 145.00000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9China (Shandong) T. ningjiagouensis (47070)