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Protosphyraena ferox

Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Taxonomy
Protosphyraena ferox was named by Leidy (1857).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Protosphyraena ferox Leidy
2020Protosphyraena ferox Amalfitano et al. p. 275 fig. 13
2025Protosphyraena ferox Kanarkina et al. p. 10 figs. 2A-G, 3A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
AspidorhyncheiNelson et al. 2016
orderPachycormiformesBerg 1940
familyPachycormidaeWoodward 1895
subfamilyHypsocorminaeVetter 1881
genusProtosphyraenaLeidy 1857
speciesferoxLeidy 1857

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.

Protosphyraena ferox Leidy 1857
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 106.30000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Protosphyraena ferox (94253)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Kursk) Protosphyraena ferox (239002)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Protosphyraena ferox (214600)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Protosphyraena ferox (238510)