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Parasemionotus

Actinopteri - Parasemionotidae

Taxonomy
Parasemionotus was named by Piveteau (1929) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Indu]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Amiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Parasemionotidae by Lehman et al. (1959), Gardiner (1960), Beltan (1972), Uyeno (1978), Beltan (1984), Taverne (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Parasemionotus Piveteau
1959Parasemionotus Lehman et al. p. 194 figs. pls. VIIIB, IXA-B
1960Parasemionotus Gardiner p. 339
1972Parasemionotus Beltan p. 308 figs. 10, pl. XVIII
1978Parasemionotus Uyeno p. 197
1984Parasemionotus Beltan p. 123
2002Parasemionotus Sepkoski
2020Parasemionotus Taverne p. 380

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
familyParasemionotidaeStensiö 1932
genusParasemionotusPiveteau 1929

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. †Parasemionotus Piveteau 1929
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Parasemionotus besairiei Lehman et al. 1959
Parasemionotus villaltai Beltan 1972
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: Carroll 1988, Neuman and Wilson 1985

Age range: base of the Dienerian to the top of the Longobardian or 250.50000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar (Diana) P. labordei (153773)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) P. labordei, P. besairiei (154183)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar P. labordei (153373 153378 153683)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain P. sp., P. villaltai (149852)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain (Tarragona) P. sp., P. villaltai (109710)