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Marosichthys huismani

Osteichthyes - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae

Taxonomy
Marosia huismani was named by de Beaufort (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Patanuang Asue, which is in a Miocene marine limestone in the Tonasa Limestone Formation of Indonesia. It is the type species of Marosichthys, Marosia.

It was recombined as Marosichthys huismani by Tyler (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Marosia huismani de Beaufort p. 142
1997Marosichthys huismani Tyler p. 1

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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
orderAcanthuriformes
familyAcanthuridae
genusMarosichthysWhitely 1951
specieshuismani()

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.

†Marosichthys huismani de Beaufort 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: grazerf
Created: 2014-07-31 22:55:33
Modified: 2014-07-31 22:55:50
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Randall 1955

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia (Maros) Marosia huismani (type locality: 187654)