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Pseudosparnodus microstomus
Taxonomy
Serranus microstomus was named by Agassiz (1835).
It was recombined as Pseudosparnodus microstomus by Day (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).
It was recombined as Pseudosparnodus microstomus by Day (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Pseudosparnodus microstomus Agassiz 1835
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. J. Day 2002 | A deep-bodied Eocene sparid, with a standard length-to-depth ratio of 2:1 giving it an oval shape in lateral aspect. Frontals inclined at 508 from the horizontal plane. Reduced ethmoid±vomerine region. Length of occipital crest equal to height. Jaws with a low sub-terminal maxillary crest. The premaxillary ascending process is more than half the length of the alveolar process, with the articular process fused to the premaxillary ascending process. Dentition consists of small caniniform teeth ...< 2 mm† along the occlusal jaw margin. Formula of the dorsal ®n XII ‡ 9; anal ®n III ‡ 9: Shallowly forked caudal ®n. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Carroll 1988 | |||||