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Palaeoniscus macropthalmus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)149728https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=149728
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Palaeoniscidae : Palaeoniscus : Palaeoniscus macropthalmus
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii
classActinopteri
subclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusPalaeoniscus(Blainville 1818)
speciesPalaeoniscus macropthalmus(Agassiz 1833)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Palaeoniscus macropthalmusspeciesbelongs to Palaeoniscumstated without evidenceAgassiz, 1833
Palaeoniscus macropthalmusspeciesbelongs to Palaeoniscusstated with evidenceHowse, 1848
Palaeoniscus macropthalmusspeciesbelongs to Palaeoniscusstated without evidenceWoodward, 1891
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Palaeonisciformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Palaeonisciformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1833Palaeoniscum macropthalmus Agassiz
1848Palaeoniscus macropthalmus Howse p. 234
1850Palaeoniscus macropthalmus King p. 225 figs. Pl 22, fig 2
1891Palaeoniscus macropthalmus Woodward p. 483

References

King W. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England, Palaeontographical Society, 1-253
Howse R. A catalogue of the fossils of the Permian system of the counties of Northumberland and Durham, Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club 1, 219-264
Woodward A. S. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II, Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) 2
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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