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Pseudosphaerodon

Osteichthyes - Labriformes - Labridae

Taxonomy
Pseudosphaerodon was named by Noetling (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m Sepkoski's reference number: 2,915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Labridae by White (1926), Casier (1966); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Pseudosphaerodon Noetling
1926Pseudosphaerodon White p. 63
1966Pseudosphaerodon Casier p. 223
2002Pseudosphaerodon Sepkoski

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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
orderLabriformes
familyLabridae(Cuvier 1816)
genusPseudosphaerodonNoetling 1885

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. †Pseudosphaerodon Noetling 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) P. antiquus (13299)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom P. antiquus (215472)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) P. antiquus (41888 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria P. pycnodoides (60711)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Nigeria P. pycnodoides (32905)