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Occithrissops willsoni

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes

Taxonomy
Occithrissops willsoni was named by Schaeffer and Patterson (1984). Its type specimen is AMNH 10964, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Occithrissops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson p. 40 figs. 22-29
2013Occithrissops willsoni Cavin et al. p. 150–151

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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)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
genusOccithrissops
specieswillsoni

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.

†Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Schaeffer and C. Patterson 1984As genus, only species.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available