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Protriacanthus gortanii

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Protriacanthidae

Taxonomy
Protriacanthus gortanii was named by d'Erasmo (1946). It is the type species of Protriacanthus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Protriacanthus gortanii d'Erasmo
1964Protriacanthus gortanii Patterson p. 429 fig. 94
1996Protriacanthus gortanii Tyler and Sorbini p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderPlectocretacicoidei
familyProtriacanthidae
genusProtriacanthusd'Erasmo 1946
speciesgortaniid'Erasmo 1946

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.

†Protriacanthus gortanii d'Erasmo 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: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Slovenia Protriacanthus gortanii (123579)