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Saurida macilenta

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Synodontidae

Taxonomy
Saurida macilenta was named by Schwarzhans et al. (2017). Its type specimen is MFM 207003, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shimohirano River, which is in a Rupelian marine sandstone in the Kishima Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Saurida macilenta Schwarzhans et al. p. 10 figs. Pl. 1, Figs 15, 16; Pl. 7, Fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAulopoidei
familySynodontidae
genusSaurida
speciesmacilenta

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.

Saurida macilenta Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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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: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Japan (Saga) Saurida macilenta (type locality: 204551)