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Unamichthys

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes

Taxonomy
Unamichthys was named by Alvarado-Ortega (2004). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type genus of Unamichthyidae.

It was assigned to Unamichthyidae by Alvarado-Ortega (2004); to Ichthyodectiformes by Cavin et al. (2013); and to Ichthyodectidae by Cantalice et al. (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Unamichthys Alvarado-Ortega
2013Unamichthys Cavin et al. p. 161
2019Unamichthys Cantalice et al. p. 434

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
genusUnamichthys

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. †Unamichthys Alvarado-Ortega 2004
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Unamichthys espinosai Alvarado-Ortega 2004
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 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) U. espinosai (133991)