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Watsonulus

Actinopteri - Parasemionotidae

Taxonomy
Watsonulus was named by Brough (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr l].

It was assigned to Amiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Parasemionotidae by Lehman et al. (1959), Gardiner (1960), Beltan (1968), Friedman et al. (2010), Romano et al. (2016), Taverne (2020).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Watsonia Piveteau
1939Watsonulus Brough
1959Watsonulus Lehman et al. p. 190 figs. pl. VIIA, VIIIA, IXC
1960Watsonulus Gardiner p. 341
1968Watsonulus Beltan p. 68
2002Watsonulus Sepkoski
2010Watsonulus Friedman et al. p. S31
2016Watsonulus Romano et al. p. 279
2020Watsonulus 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
genusWatsonulusBrough 1939

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. †Watsonulus Brough 1939
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Watsonulus eugnathoides Piveteau 1935
Invalid names: Watsonia Piveteau 1935 [replaced]
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 Olenekian or 250.50000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) W. eugnathoides (154183)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9India W. eugnathoides (181396)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Guizhou) W. sp. (229434)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar (Diana) W. eugnathoides (117105)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar W. eugnathoides (153373 153378) W. sp., Watsonia eugnathoides (153683)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Volgograd) W. sp. (27343)