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Glarithurus friedmani

Osteichthyes - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae

Taxonomy
Glarithurus friedmani was named by Tyler and Micklich (2011). Its type specimen is MB.f.16519a, b, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Landesplattenberg slate quarry, which is in a Rupelian marine slate in the Matt Formation of Switzerland. It is the type species of Glarithurus.

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2017-04-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Glarithurus friedmani Tyler and Micklich p. 204 figs. Figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderAcanthuriformes
familyAcanthuridae
subfamilyAcanthurinae
genusGlarithurus
speciesfriedmani

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.

†Glarithurus friedmani Tyler and Micklich 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: grazerf
Created: 2014-07-31 22:55:33
Modified: 2014-07-31 22:55:50
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Randall 1955, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Glarus) Glarithurus friedmani (type locality: 185488)