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Zenion mattaccino

Actinopteri - Zeiformes - Zeniontidae

Taxonomy
Zenion mattaccino was named by Lin et al. (2017). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 9614, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Peyrehorade, Trompe, which is in a Lutetian marine marl in the Miretrain Marl Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Zenion mattaccino Lin et al. p. 894 figs. Fig. 9W, X

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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)
Paracanthomorphacea
Zeiogadaria
Zeariae
orderZeiformesRegan 1909
familyZeniontidaeMyers 1960
genusZenionJordan and Evermann 1896
speciesmattaccino

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.

Zenion mattaccino Lin et al. 2017
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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 21:50:00
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Zenion mattaccino (type locality: 188958)