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Symphodus westneati

Osteichthyes - Labriformes - Labridae

Taxonomy
Symphodus westneati was named by Carnevale (2015). Its type specimen is NHMW 2000z0135/0060a, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kummer Quarry, which is in a Langhian shallow subtidal limestone in the Leitha Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. mediterraneus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Symphodus westneati Carnevale p. 130 figs. Plate 3, Figs. 5-7

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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
orderLabriformes
familyLabridae(Cuvier 1816)
genusSymphodusRafinesque 1810
specieswestneati

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.

†Symphodus westneati Carnevale 2015
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria Symphodus westneati (type locality: 186861)