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Marosichthys huismani

Actinopteri - 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
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
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: Randall 1955, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Maros) Marosia huismani (type locality: 187654)