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Palaeobalistum orbiculatum

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobalistum orbiculatum was named by Blainville (1818). Its type specimen is MNHN Bol 0523, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (MNHN Paris Bol. collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Palaeobalistum.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Blainville
1987Palaeobalistum zignoi Blot
2002Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Poyato-Ariza and Wenz
2006Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Shimada et al. p. 21
2014Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Bannikov p. 25
2014Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Carnevale et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
subfamilyNursalliinae(Blot 1987)
genusPalaeobalistumBlainville 1818
speciesorbiculatumBlainville 1818

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.

†Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Blainville 1818
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Invalid names: Palaeobalistum zignoi Blot 1987 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
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