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Wettonius
Taxonomy
Wettonius was named by Carnevale and Bannikov (2018). Its type is Wettonius angeloi.
It was assigned to Veliferidae by Carnevale and Bannikov (2018).
It was assigned to Veliferidae by Carnevale and Bannikov (2018).
Species
W. angeloi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Wettonius Carnevale and Bannikov p. 176 |
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G. †Wettonius Carnevale and Bannikov 2018
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†Wettonius angeloi Carnevale and Bannikov 2018
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Carnevale and A. F. Bannikov 2018 | Body deep and laterally compressed, body depth slightly more than 55% SL; head length 25.8% SL; lower jaw relatively short, its length measuring about 10% SL; mandibular joint anterior to the orbit; 31 (13+18) vertebrae; two supraneurals; anterior portion of the dorsal and anal fins considerably elevated; dorsal fin with 35 soft rays; anal fin with 26 soft rays, the first being the longest; anal-fin origin remarkably advanced, preanal length slightly more than 44% SL; eight anal-fin pterygiophores precede the second haemal spine; pelvic fin with eight rays; pelvic-fin insertion slightly anterior to that of the pectoral fin; caudal fin large and forked, with 19 principal rays plus seven upper and six lower procurrent rays. |