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Thunnus latior

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Orcynus latior 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 Thunnus latior by Bannikov (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. thynnys

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Orcynus latior Agassiz p. XLVI figs. Pl 24, fig 1
1843Orcynus latior Agassiz p. XLVI
1979Thunnus latior Bannikov p. 358

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
subfamilyScombrinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
tribeThunnini()
genusThunnusSouth 1845
specieslatior()

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 latior Agassiz 1835
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

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 latior (type locality: 55239)