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Zaphlegulus
Taxonomy
Zaphlegulus was named by David (1943) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915].
It was assigned to Zaphlegidae by David (1943); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euzaphlegidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Zaphlegidae by David (1943); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euzaphlegidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Uhen on 2019-09-10
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1943 | Zaphlegulus David p. 104 figs. Plate 13, Fig. 2 |
| 2002 | Zaphlegulus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Zaphlegulus Fierstine et al. p. 143 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. David 1943 | Asmallstoutgenus;depthofbodynotmuchlessthan4 in standard length. Vertebrae 47, haemal spines starting at 13th abdominal verte bra. Caudal fin forked, longest rays of the two lobes forming an angle of 50°. |
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available