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Caranx orolomaensis

Osteichthyes - Carangiformes - Carangidae

Taxonomy
Caranx orolomaensis was named by David (1946). Its type specimen is CIT 10330, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. crysos, C. hippos, C. latus, C. ruber

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Caranx orolomaensis David p. 72 figs. plate 1, fig. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderCarangiformes
familyCarangidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCaranxLacépède 1802
speciesorolomaensis

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.

†Caranx orolomaensis David 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, 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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9USA (California) Caranx orolomaensis (191000 191014 191016)