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Sarda rara

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Sarda rara was named by Bannikov (1979). Its type specimen is PIN 3363/18 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. brachycephala

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Sarda rara Bannikov p. 98 figs. Fig. 1
1980Sarda rara Danil'chenko p. 157
2011Sarda rara Monsch and Bannikov p. 282

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
tribeSardiniStarks 1910
genusSardaLacépède 1802
speciesraraBannikov 1979

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.

†Sarda rara Bannikov 1979
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 201140–41 (21–22+19) vertebrae. Second dorsal fin with one spine followed by 14–15 rays. Pectoral fin with 28 lepidotrichia.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) Sarda rara (186470)