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Sphyraena kugleri

Osteichthyes - Sphyraenidae

Taxonomy
Sphyraena kugleri was named by Casier (1966). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bissex Hill, Bissex Hill Formation, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Bissex Hill Formation of Barbados.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. fluctuosa, S. obtusata, S. olisiponenesis, S. sphyraena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Sphyraena kugleri Casier p. 505

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
familySphyraenidaeRafinesque 1815
genusSphyraenaArtedi 1793
specieskugleri

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.

†Sphyraena kugleri Casier 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Barbados Sphyraena kugleri (type locality: 220735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Barbados Sphyraena kugleri (220740 220745 220747)