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Gunterichthys ✝
Description | Gunterichthys is a genus of viviparous brotula. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunterichthys, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Ophidiiformes : Bythitidae : Gunterichthys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Gunterichthys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Gunterichthys Dawson, 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Dawson, Charles E. 1966. Gunterichthys longipenis, a new genus and species of ophidioid fish from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 79: 205-214. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 323 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | K. E. Mickle. 2011. The early actinopterygian fauna of the Manning Canyon Shale Formation (Upper Mississippian, Lower Pennsylvanian) of Utah, USA. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(5):962-980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunterichthys |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Gunterichthys bussingi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gunterichthys coheni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gunterichthys lehiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Gunterichthys longipenis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2011 | Gunterichthys Mickle p. 969 |
References
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!