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Candelarialepis argentus

Parasemionotiformes - Parasemionotidae

Taxonomy
Candelarialepis argentus was named by Romano et al. (2019). Its type specimen is NMMNH P-57423, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Candelaria Hills, eastern portion, which is in a Dienerian offshore shale in the Candelaria Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Candelarialepis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Candelarialepis argentus Romano et al. p. 987 figs. 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
Actinopterygii()
HalecostomiRegan 1903
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderParasemionotiformesLehmann 1966
familyParasemionotidaeStensiƶ 1932
genusCandelarialepis
speciesargentus

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.

Candelarialepis argentus Romano et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Created: 2014-02-08 20:11:11
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:11:11
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Neuman and Wilson 1985, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: or 251.20000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2USA (Nevada) Candelarialepis argentus (type locality: 203221)