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Centroberyx fragilis

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Berycidae

Taxonomy
Centroberyx fragilis was named by Schwarzhans (2003). Its type specimen is MGUH 26196, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample M2, Fakse Quarry, which is in a Danian basin reef bafflestone in Denmark.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Centroberyx fragilis Schwarzhans p. 78
2011Centroberyx fragilis Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
familyBerycidaeLowe 1843
genusCentroberyxGill 1862
speciesfragilis

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.

†Centroberyx fragilis Schwarzhans 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Centroberyx fragilis (22943)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Centroberyx fragilis (159792 159793 159794 159795)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Ukraine Centroberyx fragilis (159509)