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Trachipterus mauritanicus

Actinopteri - Lampridiformes - Trachipteridae

Taxonomy
Trachipterus mauritanicus was named by Carnevale (2004). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type locality is Tripoli intervals, which is in a Miocene basinal (siliceous) diatomite/marl in Algeria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Trachipterus mauritanicus Carnevale

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Lampridacea
orderLampridiformesOlney et al. 1993
familyTrachipteridae
genusTrachipterusGouan 1770
speciesmauritanicus

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.

Trachipterus mauritanicus Carnevale 2004
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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: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Algeria (Sidi-Bel-Abbes) Trachipterus mauritanicus (type locality: 133238)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Trachipterus mauritanicus (186583)