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Nursallia ventralis

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobalistum ventralis was named by Davis (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Nursallia ventralis by Blot (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Palaeobalistum ventralis Davis p. 499 figs. Pl 23, figs 1,1a
1907Palaeobalistum ventralis Hennig p. 363 fig. 2
1987Nursallia ventralis Blot

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
subfamilyNursalliinae(Blot 1987)
genusNursalliaBlot 1987
speciesventralis()

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.

†Nursallia ventralis Davis 1887
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Diagnosis
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