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Araripichthyidae

Actinopteri - Araripchthyiformes - Araripichthyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Araripichthyidae Santos
2001Araripichthyidae Maisey and Moody
2011Araripichthyidae Alvarado-Ortega and Brito
2016Araripichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 132

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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)
orderAraripchthyiformes
familyAraripichthyidaeSantos 1983
familyAraripichthyidaeSantos 1983

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.

Fm. †Araripichthyidae Santos 1983
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G. †Araripichthys Silva Santos 1985
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Araripichthys axelrodi Maisey and Moody 2001
Araripichthys weberi Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2011
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 Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 125.00000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Venezuela (Zulia) Araripichthys sp. (89071)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Venezuela (Villa De Rosario) Araripichthys axelrodi (136757)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) Araripichthys weberi (80283)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Morocco (Meknès - Tafilalt) Araripichthys corythophorus (51686)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Nuevo León) Araripichthys sp. (84950)