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Istieus lebanonensis

Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Taxonomy
Istieus lebanonensis was named by Davis (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahil Alma (Lewis collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Istieus lebanonensis Davis p. 553 figs. Pl 30, fig 3
1901Istieus lebanonensis Woodward p. 71

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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
subfamilyPterothrissinaeGill 1893
genusIstieus
specieslebanonensis

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.

†Istieus lebanonensis Davis 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Istieus lebanonensis (type locality: 170327)