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Vinciguerria praeattenuata

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae

Taxonomy
Vinciguerria praeattenuata was named by Ciobanu (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cozla (Piatra Neamt), which is in a Rupelian marine shale in Romania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. lucetia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Vinciguerria praeattenuata Ciobanu p. 73
1999Vinciguerria praeattenuata Constantin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
familyPhosichthyidae
genusVinciguerriaJordan and Evermann 1895
speciespraeattenuata

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.

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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 21:43:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:43:47
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

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 - 28.1Romania Vinciguerria praeattenuata (type locality: 113962)