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Triplomystus oligoscutatus

Osteichthyes - Ellimmichthyiformes - Paraclupeidae

Taxonomy
Triplomystus oligoscutatus was named by Forey et al. (2003). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nammoura quarry (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal wackestone/mudstone in the Sannine Formation of Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Triplomystus oligoscutatus Forey et al. p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
superorderClupeomorpha
orderEllimmichthyiformes
familyParaclupeidaeChang and Chou 1977
genusTriplomystus
speciesoligoscutatus

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.

Triplomystus oligoscutatus Forey et al. 2003
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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 21:17:18
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:17:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Triplomystus oligoscutatus (type locality: 124426)