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Scombroclupea occidentalis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Scombroclupea occidentalis was named by Giersch et al. (2011). Its type specimen is CPC-433, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loma La Mula, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian offshore lime mudstone in Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Scombroclupea occidentalis Giersch et al. p. S74 figs. 2-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
superorderClupeomorpha
genusScombroclupeaKner 1863
speciesoccidentalis

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.

Scombroclupea occidentalis Giersch et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mexico (Coahuila) Scombroclupea occidentalis (type locality: 221656)