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Pseudotetrapturus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Palaeorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotetrapturus was named by Danil'chenko (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l T Ol-u Sepkoski's reference number: 863,915].

It was assigned to Acanthomorpha by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeorhynchidae by Danil'chenko (1960), Danil'chenko (1980), Schultz (1987), Fierstine (2006), Monsch and Bannikov (2011).

Species
P. luteus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko p. 162 figs. pl. 23, figs. 1, 2
1980Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko p. 164
1987Pseudotetrapturus Schultz p. 132
2002Pseudotetrapterus Sepkoski
2006Pseudotetrapturus Fierstine p. 435
2011Pseudotetrapturus Monsch and Bannikov p. 292

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyPalaeorhynchidae
genusPseudotetrapturus

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. †Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko 1960
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†Pseudotetrapturus luteus Danil'chenko 1960
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011Lower jaw elongated, almost as long as upper; both jaws curved at tips. Dorsal fin originating above posterior border of orbit and is deeper than body. Pelvic fin with four lepidotrichia, without spine.
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Georgia (Abkhazia) P. luteus (186462)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation (Dagestan) P. luteus (186449)