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Watsonulus eugnathoides

Actinopteri - Parasemionotidae

Taxonomy
Watsonia eugnathoides was named by Piveteau (1935).

It was recombined as Watsonulus eugnathoides by Beltan (1968), Olsen (1984), Friedman et al. (2010), Romano et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Watsonia eugnathoides Piveteau
1968Watsonulus eugnathoides Beltan p. 76 figs. 25-27; pl. 29-32
1984Watsonulus eugnathoides Olsen p. 483 figs. 1-16
2010Watsonulus eugnathoides Friedman et al. p. S31
2016Watsonulus eugnathoides Romano et al. p. 279 figs. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
familyParasemionotidaeStensiö 1932
genusWatsonulusBrough 1939
specieseugnathoides(Piveteau 1935)

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.

Watsonulus eugnathoides Piveteau 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Created: 2014-02-08 20:11:11
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:11:11
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Neuman and Wilson 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9India Watsonulus eugnathoides (181396)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar Watsonia eugnathoides (153683) Watsonulus eugnathoides (153373 153378)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Watsonulus eugnathoides (154183)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar (Diana) Watsonulus eugnathoides (117105)