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Thunnus lanceolatus

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Orcynus lanceolatus was named by Agassiz (1835). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Canossa collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Thynnus lanceolatus by Woodward (1901); it was recombined as Thunnus lanceolatus by Bannikov (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Orcynus lanceolatus Agassiz figs. Pl 23, fig 1
1843Orcynus lanceolatus Agassiz p. XLVI
1901Thynnus lanceolatus Woodward p. 456
1979Thunnus lanceolatus Bannikov p. 358

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
subfamilyScombrinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
tribeThunnini()
genusThunnusSouth 1845
specieslanceolatus()

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.

†Thunnus lanceolatus Agassiz 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Orcynus lanceolatus (type locality: 55239)