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Eosemionotus diskosomus

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Macrosemiidae

Taxonomy
Eosemionotus diskosomus was named by López-Arbarello et al. (2019). Its type specimen is MCSN 8082, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Cassina (Cassina beds), which is in a Fassanian basinal (carbonate) lime mudstone in the Cassina Formation of Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Eosemionotus diskosomus López-Arbarello et al. p. 10 figs. 6-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familyMacrosemiidaeThiollière 1858
genusEosemionotus
speciesdiskosomus

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.

Eosemionotus diskosomus López-Arbarello et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Fassanian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Italy Eosemionotus diskosomus (200092)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Switzerland Eosemionotus diskosomus (180688 200086 type locality: 200087 200088 200089 200090 200091)