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Prochanos rectifrons

Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Taxonomy
Prochanos rectifrons was named by Bassani (1879). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Lesina (K.K. Geologischen Reichsanstalt GBA collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Starigrad Limestone Formation of Croatia. It is the type species of Prochanos.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Prochanos rectifrons Bassani p. 165
1882Prochanos rectifrons Bassani p. 218 figs. Pl 13, fig 1; pl 14, fig 1; pl 15, fig 1
1901Prochanos rectifrons Woodward p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderAlbuliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyAlbulidaeBleeker 1859
genusProchanos
speciesrectifrons

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.

Prochanos rectifrons Bassani 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 110.10000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Italy (Salerno) Prochanos rectifrons (127349)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Croatia Prochanos rectifrons (type locality: 123565)