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Proterocara argentina

Osteichthyes - Cichliformes - Cichlidae

Taxonomy
Proterocara argentina was named by Malabarba et al. (2006). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Alemania locality, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine sandstone/claystone in the Lumbrera Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Proterocara.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Proterocara argentina Malabarba et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderCichlomorphae
orderCichliformes
familyCichlidaeHeckel 1840
genusProterocara
speciesargentina

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.

†Proterocara argentina Malabarba et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:35:37
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:35:37
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Argentina (Salta) Proterocara argentina (type locality: 134349)