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Priscacara
Taxonomy
Priscacara was named by Cope (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. Its type is Priscacara serrata. It is the type genus of Priscacaridae.
It was assigned to Pomacentridae by Hay (1902); to Cichlidae by Haseman (1912), Hesse (1936); to Perciformes by Bellwood and Sorbini (1996), Sepkoski (2002); and to Priscacaridae by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Pomacentridae by Hay (1902); to Cichlidae by Haseman (1912), Hesse (1936); to Perciformes by Bellwood and Sorbini (1996), Sepkoski (2002); and to Priscacaridae by van der Laan (2019).
Species
P. aquilonia, P. campi, P. clivosa, P. cypha, P. hypsacantha, P. liops, P. oxyprion, P. pealei, P. serrata (type species), P. testudinaria
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1877 | Priscacara Cope p. 815 |
| 1902 | Priscacara Hay p. 401 |
| 1912 | Priscacara Haseman |
| 1936 | Priscacara Hesse p. 746 |
| 1996 | Priscacara Bellwood and Sorbini p. 162 |
| 2002 | Priscacara Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Priscacara van der Laan p. 78 |
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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.
G. †Priscacara Cope 1877
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†Priscacara aquilonia Wilson 1977
†Priscacara campi Hesse 1936
†Priscacara clivosa Cope 1878
†Priscacara cypha Cope 1877
†Priscacara hypsacantha Cope 1886
†Priscacara liops Cope 1877
†Priscacara oxyprion Cope 1878
†Priscacara pealei Cope 1878
†Priscacara serrata Cope 1877
†Priscacara testudinaria Cope 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| body height | 1 | 114.0 |
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| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Pu2 to the top of the Middle Eocene or 66.00000 to 37.71000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pu2 | Canada (Saskatchewan) | P. sp. (14764) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | P. sp. (74615) | |
| Ypresian | Canada (British Columbia) | P. aquilonia (34864) | |
| Middle Eocene | USA (Washington) | P. campi (106377) |