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Lopadichthys

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes

Taxonomy
Lopadichthys was named by Murray et al. (2018). Its type is Lopadichthys colwellae.

It was assigned to Osteoglossiformes by Murray et al. (2018).

Species
L. colwellae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Lopadichthys Murray et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—Osteoglossocephala
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
genusLopadichthys

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. †Lopadichthys Murray et al. 2018
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†Lopadichthys colwellae Murray et al. 2018
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:33:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:30
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lancian to the top of the Tiffanian or 70.60000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) L. sp. (14519)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Alberta) Joffrichthys sp. (24926)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) L. sp. (22732)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Canada (Alberta) L. colwellae (191920)