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Hipposyngnathus convexus

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Syngnathidae

Taxonomy
Hipposyngnathus convexus was named by Danil'chenko (1960). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuban River, which is in a Rupelian marine horizon in the Pshekha Horizon Formation of Azerbaijan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Hipposyngnathus convexus Danil'chenko p. 88 figs. Plate XXVII, Figs. 3, 4
1980Hipposyngnathus convexus Fritzsche p. 217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Scombrimorpharia
orderSyngnathiformes
suborderSyngnathoidei
familySyngnathidae
subfamilyEogastrophinae
genusHipposyngnathus
speciesconvexus

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.

†Hipposyngnathus convexus Danil'chenko 1960
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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: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Azerbaijan Hipposyngnathus convexus (type locality: 186452)