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Tamesichthys decipiens

Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Xiphiidae

Taxonomy
Tamesichthys decipiens was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH 41319, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Tamesichthys.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. decipens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Tamesichthys decipiens Casier p. 271 figs. Plate 40, Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderIstiophoriformes
familyXiphiidaeSwainson 1839
subfamilyXiphiinaeSwainson 1839
genusTamesichthys
speciesdecipiens

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.

†Tamesichthys decipiens Casier 1966
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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: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Tamesichthys decipiens (215472)