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Bellwoodilabrus

Osteichthyes - Labriformes - Labridae

Taxonomy
Bellwoodilabrus was named by Bannikov and Carnevale (2010). Its type is Bellwoodilabrus landinii.

It was assigned to Labridae by Bannikov and Carnevale (2010), Bannikov (2014).

Species
B. landinii (type species)
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2017-05-22; modified by M. Uhen on 2017-07-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Bellwoodilabrus Bannikov and Carnevale p. 203
2014Bellwoodilabrus Bannikov p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderLabriformes
familyLabridae(Cuvier 1816)
genusBellwoodilabrus

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.

G. †Bellwoodilabrus Bannikov and Carnevale 2010
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†Bellwoodilabrus landinii Bannikov and Carnevale 2010
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. F. Bannikov and G. Carnevale 2010Body ovoid, with short and deep caudal peduncle; neurocranium with prominent frontal relief; ethmoid-frontal depression present; supraoccipital crest strongly developed, extending anteriorly to the frontals; nasal simple, bar-like; infraorbitals plate-like, with ventral bony fringes; jaw teeth arranged in a single row; enlarged premaxillary canines absent; dentary nearly triangular; posterior preopercular margin entire; lower pharyngeal teeth rounded and molariform; six branchiostegal rays; 24 (9+15) vertebrae; neural spine of the first vertebra moder- ately reduced; parhypurapophysis absent; dorsal and anal formulae XI + 9 and III + 9, respectively; 12 pectoral-fin rays; first pectoral ray not branched and extremely reduced; scales thin and cycloid, forming scaly sheath at base of anal and spinous dorsal fins; lateral line parallel to dorsal body profile, interrupted below soft dorsal fin.