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Dentex fossilis

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Dentex fossilis was named by Jonet (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Dentex fossilis Jonet
1981Dentex fossilis Antunes et al. p. 21 figs. Pl 4, figs 10,11,14
2010Dentex fossilis Mas p. 57 fig. 4B

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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
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familySparidaeBonaparte 1832
genusDentexCuvier 1815
speciesfossilisJonet 1975

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.

Dentex fossilis Jonet 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Costa Rica Dentex fossilis (187875)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Portugal Dentex fossilis (277552 277553 277554 277556)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Dentex fossilis (90354)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Spain Dentex fossilis (277730)