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Promegalops sheppeyensis

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Megalopidae

Taxonomy
Promegalops sheppeyensis was named by Casier (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Promegalops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Promegalops sheppeyensis Casier p. 127 figs. Plate 14, Fig. 16
1973Promegalops sheppeyensis Forey p. 80 figs. 41-43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyMegalopidaeJordan 1923
genusPromegalops
speciessheppeyensis

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.

Promegalops sheppeyensis Casier 1966
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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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Promegalops sheppeyensis (215472)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Promegalops sheppeyensis (type locality: 13299)