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Zignodon fornasieroae

Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae

Taxonomy
Zignodon fornasieroae was named by Tyler and Santini (2002). 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 is the type species of Zignodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Zignodon fornasieroae Tyler and Santini p. 107 figs. Figures 29, 30
2014Zignodon fornasieroae Bannikov p. 30
2014Zignodon fornasieroae Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderTetraodontoidei
familyDiodontidae
genusZignodon
speciesfornasieroae

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.

†Zignodon fornasieroae Tyler and Santini 2002
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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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Zignodon fornasieroae (type locality: 55239 94830)