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Zorzinilabrus furcatus

Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae

Taxonomy
Zorzinilabrus furcatus was named by Bannikov and Bellwood (2017). Its type specimen is MCSNV T 1042 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Canossa collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Zorzinilabrus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Zorzinilabrus furcatus Bannikov and Bellwood p. 6 figs. Figures 1, 2

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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)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderLabriformes
familyLabridae(Cuvier 1816)
genusZorzinilabrus
speciesfurcatus

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.

†Zorzinilabrus furcatus Bannikov and Bellwood 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. F. Bannikov and D. R. Bellwood 2017Relatively elongated fish with a relatively long cau- dal peduncle. Head moderately large, 3.2 times in SL. Maximum body depth 1.2 times less than head length. Supraoccipital crest moderate and triangular. Lower jaw articulation under anteriormost portion of orbit. Mouth relatively small. Jaw teeth conical, arranged in a single row; enlarged premaxillary ca- nines absent. Posterior preopercular margin even. Five (?) branchiostegal rays. 25 (10+15) vertebrae. Supraneural single. Dorsal fin continuous, with 7 spines (2 supernumerary) and 13 soft rays. Anal fin with 2 spines and 11 rays. Unpaired-fin spines very slender and flexible. Four anal-fin pterygio- phores placed anterior to second haemal spine. 13 pectoral-fin rays; first pectoral ray reduced and not branched. Pelvics inserted just before pectorals, rel- atively small. Caudal fin forked, with 15 principal rays plus 13 procurrent rays both above and below.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Zorzinilabrus furcatus (type locality: 55239)