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Watsonulus eugnathoides

Parasemionotiformes - Parasemionotidae

Taxonomy
Watsonia eugnathoides was named by Piveteau (1935). It is the type species of Watsonulus, Watsonia.

It was recombined as Watsonulus eugnathoides by Beltan (1968), Olsen (1984) and Romano et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Watsonia eugnathoides Piveteau
1968Watsonulus eugnathoides Beltan p. 76 figs. 25-27; pl. 29-32
1984Watsonulus eugnathoides Olsen p. 483 figs. 1-16
2016Watsonulus eugnathoides Romano et al. p. 279 figs. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
Actinopterygii()
HalecostomiRegan 1903
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderParasemionotiformesLehmann 1966
familyParasemionotidaeStensiƶ 1932
genusWatsonulusBrough 1939
specieseugnathoides(Piveteau 1935)

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.

Watsonulus eugnathoides Piveteau 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Created: 2014-02-08 20:11:11
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:11:11
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Neuman and Wilson 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: or 251.20000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar Watsonia eugnathoides (153683) Watsonulus eugnathoides (153373 153378)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2India Watsonulus eugnathoides (181396)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Watsonulus eugnathoides (154183)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar (Diana) Watsonulus eugnathoides (117105)