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Preophidion convexus

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Sirembo convexus was named by Stinton (1977). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Preophidion convexus by Schwarzhans (2007), Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Sirembo convexus Stinton figs. pl. 8, figs. 12-13
2007Preophidion convexus Schwarzhans p. 326
2011Preophidion convexus Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
subfamilySirembinaeGill 1863
genusPreophidion
speciesconvexus(Stinton 1977)

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.

†Preophidion convexus Stinton 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.66000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Ukraine Preophidion convexus (type locality: 159509)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Preophidion convexus (188954)