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Egregioberyx sphaeroides

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Monocentris sphaeroides was named by Stinton (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aldinga, Pliocene, which is in a Pliocene coastal horizon in Australia.

It was recombined as Egregioberyx sphaeroides by Schwarzhans (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Monocentris sphaeroides Stinton p. 86
1985Egregioberyx sphaeroides Schwarzhans p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderBerycoidei
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusEgregioberyxSchwarzhans 1980
speciessphaeroides()

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.

†Egregioberyx sphaeroides Stinton 1957
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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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (South Australia) Monocentris sphaeroides (219141)