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Trichiurus oshosunensis

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae

Taxonomy
Trichiurus oshosunensis was named by White (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oshosun, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Nigeria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Trichiurus oshosunensis White p. 65
1958Trichiurus oshosunensis Casier p. 27
2019Trichiurus oshosunensis Ebersole et al. p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyTrichiuridaeRafinesque 1810
genusTrichiurus
speciesoshosunensis

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 mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Trichiurus oshosunensis (81179)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Barbados Trichiurus oshosunensis (221164)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Trichiurus oshosunensis (209521)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Trichiurus oshosunensis (77257 type locality: 187560)