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Devillersia madagascariensis

Actinopteri - Parasemionotidae

Taxonomy
Devillersia madagascariensis was named by Beltan (1968). Its type specimen is I.P. 250, a partial skull, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Ambilobe area (MNHN fish), which is in a Dienerian marine siliciclastic in Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Devillersia madagascariensis Beltan p. 96 figs. 37-40; pl. 40-45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
familyParasemionotidaeStensiö 1932
genusDevillersia
speciesmadagascariensis

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.

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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: Neuman and Wilson 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar Devillersia madagascariensis (type locality: 153683)