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Protosphyraena perniciosa

Osteichthyes - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Taxonomy
Ichthyodectes perniciosus was named by Cope (1874).

It was recombined as Protosphyraena perniciosa by Hay (1902), Friedman et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Ichthyodectes perniciosus Cope p. 40
1902Protosphyraena perniciosa Hay p. 379
2010Protosphyraena perniciosa Friedman et al. p. S37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
AspidorhyncheiNelson et al. 2016
orderPachycormiformesBerg 1940
familyPachycormidaeWoodward 1895
subfamilyHypsocorminaeVetter 1881
genusProtosphyraenaLeidy 1857
speciesperniciosa()

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.

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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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:09:52
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Coniacian or 89.80000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Protosphyraena perniciosa (241388)