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Dentex microdon

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Dentex microdon was named by Agassiz (1839).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Sparidae by Carnevale et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. dentex, D. fossilis, D. macroccanus, D. macrophthalmus, D. maroccanus, D. munsteri, D. ovatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Dentex microdon Agassiz p. 10
2014Dentex microdon Bannikov p. 28

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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
speciesmicrodon

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 microdon Agassiz 1839
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Dentex microdon (94830)