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Palaeopercichthys arabis

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopercichthys arabis was named by Greenwood (1983). Its type specimen is Incomplete syncranium, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jabal Umm Himar locality 60, which is in a Paleocene lagoonal mudstone in the Umm Himar Formation of Saudi Arabia. It is the type species of Palaeopercichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Palaeopercichthys arabis Greenwood

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderSerranoidei
familySerranidaeSwainson 1839
genusPalaeopercichthysGreenwood 1983
speciesarabisGreenwood 1983

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.

†Palaeopercichthys arabis Greenwood 1983
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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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Saudi Arabia (Makkah) Palaeopercichthys arabis (type locality: 140975)