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Proterocara argentina

Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae

Taxonomy
Proterocara argentina was named by Malabarba et al. (2006). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Alemania locality, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine sandstone/claystone in the Lumbrera Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Proterocara.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Proterocara argentina Malabarba et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
superorderCichlomorphae
orderCichliformes
familyCichlidaeHeckel 1840
genusProterocara
speciesargentina

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.

†Proterocara argentina Malabarba et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available