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Scombroclupea macrophthalma

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Clupea macrophthalma was named by Heckel (1849). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (Unger collection, Gratz), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Scombroclupea macrophthalma by Pictet and Humbert (1866), Bassani (1882), Davis (1887), Woodward (1901), Chapman (1918), Forey et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Clupea macrophthalma Heckel p. 344 figs. Pl 23, fig 2
1866Scombroclupea macrophthalma Pictet and Humbert p. 71 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-4
1882Scombroclupea macrophthalma Bassani p. 225 figs. Pl 7, figs 7-13
1887Scombroclupea macrophthalma Davis p. 584
1901Scombroclupea macrophthalma Woodward p. 135 figs. pl. vi, fig. 1
1918Scombroclupea macrophthalma Chapman p. 25
2003Scombroclupea macrophthalma Forey et al. p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
superorderClupeomorpha
genusScombroclupeaKner 1863
speciesmacrophthalma()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Clupea macrophthalma (221190) Scombroclupea macrophthalma (221227)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Croatia Scombroclupea macrophthalma (123565)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Scombroclupea macrophthalma (124426)