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Parasemionotus villaltai

Parasemionotiformes - Parasemionotidae

Taxonomy
Parasemionotus villaltai was named by Beltan (1972). Its type specimen is M104, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Montral and Alcover Quarries (MSB), which is in a Ladinian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite in the Muschelkalk Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Parasemionotus villaltai Beltan p. 306 figs. 10, pl. XVIII

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
Actinopterygii()
HalecostomiRegan 1903
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderParasemionotiformesLehmann 1966
familyParasemionotidaeStensiƶ 1932
genusParasemionotusPiveteau 1929
speciesvillaltai

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.

Parasemionotus villaltai Beltan 1972
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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 20:11:11
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:11:11
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Neuman and Wilson 1985, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain Parasemionotus villaltai (type locality: 149852)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Tarragona) Parasemionotus villaltai (109710)