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Polyipnus anteasteroides

Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Polyipnus anteasteroides 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Polyipnus anteasteroides Ciobanu p. 85
1999Polyipnus anteasteroides Constantin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiati
orderStomiiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusPolyipnusGünther 1887
speciesanteasteroides

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.

†Polyipnus anteasteroides Ciobanu 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: oceanic, marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2014-07-26 22:58:49
Modified: 2014-07-26 23:00:07
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Girone et al. 2006

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Polyipnus anteasteroides (type locality: 113962)