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Senekichthys hirundo

Palaeoniscimorpha

Taxonomy
Senekichthys hirundo was named by Prokofiev (2004). Its type specimen is PIN, nr. 4890-3, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Senek Creek Ravine, which is in a Tournaisian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone/sandstone in the Herbesskaya Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Senekichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Senekichthys hirundo Prokofiev

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeoniscimorphaLund et al. 1995
genusSenekichthys
specieshirundo

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.

†Senekichthys hirundo Prokofiev 2004
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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: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Russian Federation (Tuva) Senekichthys hirundo (type locality: 136207)