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Cepola anderssoni

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cepolidae

Taxonomy
Cepola anderssoni was named by Schwarzhans et al. (2017). Its type specimen is NRM-PZ P.15996, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IAA 2/95, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Cepola anderssoni Schwarzhans et al. p. 160 figs. Figs 5Q, R, 6R

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderPercoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyCepolidae
genusCepolaLinnaeus 1764
speciesanderssoni

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.

Cepola anderssoni Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Schwarzhans et al. 2017OL:OH D 1.85. Dorsal rim shallow, with broadly rounded postdorsal angle. Rostrum sharp; posterior tip less sharp. OsL:CaL D 2.1; OCL:CCL D 2.0. Ostial colliculum reduced anteriorly, terminating at considerable distance from anterior rim of otolith. Outer face flat.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

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 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Cepola anderssoni (type locality: 176085)