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Sharfia mirabilis

Osteichthyes - Lophiiformes - Lophiidae

Taxonomy
Sharfia mirabilis was named by Pietsch and Carnevale (2011). Its type specimen is MNHN Bol 38–39, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Sharfia.

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by M. Uhen on 2017-05-15; modified by M. Uhen on 2017-07-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Sharfia mirabilis Pietsch and Carnevale
2014Sharfia mirabilis Bannikov p. 26
2014Sharfia mirabilis Carnevale et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderLophiiformes
familyLophiidaeCuvier
genusSharfia
speciesmirabilis

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.

Sharfia mirabilis Pietsch and Carnevale 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:28:19
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:19
Source: o = order, 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 Sharfia mirabilis (type locality: 94830)