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Macrosemius rostratus

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Macrosemiidae

Taxonomy
Macrosemius rostratus was named by Agassiz (1834). It is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Macrosemius rostratus Agassiz p. 17
1843Macrosemius rostratus Agassiz figs. Pl 47a, fig 1
1895Macrosemius rostratus Woodward p. 177 figs. pl. III, fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familyMacrosemiidaeThiollière 1858
genusMacrosemius
speciesrostratus

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.

†Macrosemius rostratus Agassiz 1834
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 154.80000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Macrosemius rostratus (131961)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Macrosemius rostratus (121197)