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Grimmenichthys ansorgei

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes

Taxonomy
Grimmenichthys ansorgei was named by Konwert and Hörnig (2018). Its type specimen is GG 439/1, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grimmen clay pit (EMAU collection, exaratum subzone), which is in a Falciferum marine shale in Germany. It is the type species of Grimmenichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Grimmenichthys ansorgei Konwert and Hörnig p. 4 figs. 2-4

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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)
orderPholidophoriformes
genusGrimmenichthys
speciesansorgei

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.

†Grimmenichthys ansorgei Konwert and Hörnig 2018
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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: Falciferum or 183.00000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Grimmenichthys ansorgei (type locality: 186714)