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Parasemionotus besairiei

Actinopteri - Parasemionotidae

Taxonomy
Parasemionotus besairiei was named by Lehman et al. (1959). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Beroroha and Mandronarivo area, which is in a Dienerian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale/limestone in the Middle Sakamena Formation of Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Parasemionotus besairiei Lehman et al. p. 196 fig. 16

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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
genusParasemionotusPiveteau 1929
speciesbesairiei

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 besairiei Lehman et al. 1959
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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: or 251.20000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Parasemionotus besairiei (type locality: 154183)