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Paraperleidus changxingensis

Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Perleididae

Taxonomy
Paraperleidus changxingensis was named by Zhao and Lu (2007). Its type specimen is ZMNH M1401, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Meishan D, Changxing County (ZMNH coll), which is in a Griesbachian offshore ramp lime mudstone in the Yinkeng Formation of China. It is the type species of Paraperleidus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Paraperleidus changxingensis Zhao and Lu p. 238 fig. 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
familyPerleididaeBrough 1931
genusParaperleidus
specieschangxingensis

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.

†Paraperleidus changxingensis Zhao and Lu 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Created: 2014-02-08 20:12:07
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:12:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Neuman and Wilson 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) Paraperleidus changxingensis (type locality: 146383)