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Andinichthyidae

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Andinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Andinichthyidae was named by Gayet (1988).

It was assigned to Siluriformes by Nelson et al. (2016), Bogan et al. (2018).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Andinichthyidae Gayet
2016Andinichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 210
2018Andinichthyidae Bogan et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
Otophysi
Siluriphysi
orderSiluriformes
familyAndinichthyidaeGayet 1988
familyAndinichthyidaeGayet 1988

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.

Fm. †Andinichthyidae Gayet 1988
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G. †Andinichthys Gayet 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:43:11
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:34:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bolivia (Cochabamba) Andinichthyidae indet., Andinichthys sp. (12855)