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Eocoelopoma portentosa

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Eocoelopoma portentosa was named by Bannikov (1985). Its type specimen is PIN 1762/85 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Eocoelopoma portentosum by Monsch and Bannikov (2011).

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by M. Uhen on 2016-06-28; modified by M. Uhen on 2017-05-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Eocoelopoma portentosa Bannikov p. 41 figs. pl. 4, fig. 6, pl. 5, fig. 1, text-figs. 18–20a
2011Eocoelopoma portentosum Monsch and Bannikov p. 278

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
genusEocoelopoma
speciesportentosaBannikov 1985

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.

Eocoelopoma portentosa Bannikov 1985
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011aw articulation in a relatively posterior pos- ition. Caudal end of retroarticular placed caudal of posterior margin of orbit. Large ascending process on premaxilla, an- terior margin of preoperculum relatively straight.