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Polyipnus latus

Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Polyipnus latus was named by Nolf and Brzobohaty (2002). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saubriges Paleocanyon, Chattian, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Polyipnus latus Nolf and Brzobohaty p. 276 figs. Plate 3, Fig. 9-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiati
orderStomiiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusPolyipnusGünther 1887
specieslatus

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.

†Polyipnus latus Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: oceanic, marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2014-07-26 22:58:49
Modified: 2014-07-26 23:00:07
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Girone et al. 2006, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Polyipnus latus (type locality: 219194)