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Secutor

Osteichthyes - Leiognathidae

Taxonomy
Secutor was named by Gistel (1848). It is extant.

It was assigned to Leiognathidae by Schwarzhans (2013).

Species
S. africanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Secutor Gistel
2013Secutor Schwarzhans p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
—Chaetodontiformes
familyLeiognathidaeGill 1893
genusSecutorGistel 1848

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.

G. Secutor Gistel 1848
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†Secutor africanus Schwarzhans 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-21 04:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Tortonian or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Gabon S. africanus (219368)