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Besania

Osteichthyes - Luganoiiformes - Luganoiidae

Taxonomy
Besania was named by Brough (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Besania micrognathus.

It was assigned to Luganoiidae by Brough (1939); and to Perleidiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Besania Brough p. 49
2002Besania Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderLuganoiiformesLehman 1958
familyLuganoiidae
genusBesania

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. †Besania Brough 1939
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Besania micrognathus Brough 1939
Besania schaufelbergeri Herzog and Bürgin 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Fassanian or 243.33000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy B. micrognathus (122150)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Switzerland B. schaufelbergeri (117530 130604) B. sp. (122066 180492)