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Nemipterus caribbaeus

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Nemipteridae

Taxonomy
Nemipterus caribbaeus was named by Nolf and Dockery (1993). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 6116, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matthews Landing, which is in a Selandian coastal marl in the Porters Creek Formation of Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Nemipterus caribbaeus Nolf and Dockery p. 34 figs. pl. 5, figs. 8-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderSpariformes
familyNemipteridaeRegan 1930
genusNemipterusSwainson 1839
speciescaribbaeus

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.

†Nemipterus caribbaeus Nolf and Dockery 1993
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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: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Selandian or 61.60000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Nemipterus caribbaeus (type locality: 87817)