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Pattersonichthys delicatus

Actinopteri - Ctenothrissiformes - Aulolepidae

Taxonomy
Pattersonichthys delicatus was named by Goody (1969). Its type specimen is BMNH P.9976, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hadjoula (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Lebanon. It is the type species of Pattersonichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Pattersonichthys delicatus Goody p. 160 figs. 73-77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderScopelomorpha
orderCtenothrissiformes
familyAulolepidae
genusPattersonichthys
speciesdelicatus

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.

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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 21:14:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:14:46
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Pattersonichthys delicatus (type locality: 127467)