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Praescomberesox

Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Scomberesocidae

Taxonomy
Praescomberesox was named by David (1946). Its type is Praescomberesox pacificus.

It was assigned to Scomberesocidae by David (1946).

Species
P. pacificus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Praescomberesox David

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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
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderBeloniformes
suborderExocoetoidei
familyScomberesocidae
genusPraescomberesox

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. †Praescomberesox David 1946
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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: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:57:04
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:57:04
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9USA (California) P. pacificus (191002 191006 191014 191015)