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Symphodus westneati

Osteichthyes - Labriformes - Labridae

Taxonomy
Symphodus westneati was named by Carnevale (2015). Its type specimen is NHMW 2000z0135/0060a, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kummer Quarry, which is in a Langhian shallow subtidal limestone in the Leitha Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. mediterraneus
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2017-07-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Symphodus westneati Carnevale p. 130 figs. Plate 3, Figs. 5-7

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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)
genusSymphodusRafinesque 1810
specieswestneati

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.

†Symphodus westneati Carnevale 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available