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Australosomus merlei

Pholidopleuriformes - Pholidopleuridae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Australosomus merlei Piveteau
1934Australosomus merlei Piveteau
1968Australosomus merlei Beltan p. 59 figs. 16; pl. 21; pl. 22A, C
1978Australosomus merlei Uyeno p. 196 figs. pl. 1d
1980Australosomus merlei Beltan p. 458

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderPholidopleuriformes
familyPholidopleuridaeNielsen 1949
genusAustralosomusPivetau 1930
speciesmerlei

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.

Australosomus merlei Piveteau 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Created: 2014-02-08 20:14:16
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:14:16
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Neuman and Wilson 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: or 251.20000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar Australosomus merlei (153373 153378 153683)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar (Diana) Australosomus merlei (153773)