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Pteralbula

Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Taxonomy
Pteralbula was named by Schwarzhans (1981).

It was assigned to Pterothrissidae by Schwarzhans (2003), Schwarzhans and Miàn (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Pteralbula Schwarzhans
2003Pteralbula Schwarzhans p. 26
2017Pteralbula Schwarzhans and Miàn p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAlbuliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyAlbulidaeBleeker 1859
genusPteralbulaSchwarzhans 1981

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.

G. †Pteralbula Schwarzhans 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Pterothrissus conchaeformis (22943)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark P. conchaeformis (159792 159793 159794 159795)