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Cepola ambifaria

Osteichthyes - Priacanthiformes - Cepolidae

Taxonomy
Cepola ambifaria was named by Schwarzhans (2019). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cliffden Section, which is in an Altonian marine sandstone in the Calamity Point Sandstone Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Cepola ambifaria Schwarzhans p. 203

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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
orderPriacanthiformesBleeker 1871
familyCepolidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCepolaLinnaeus 1764
speciesambifaria

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.

Cepola ambifaria Schwarzhans 2019
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Clifdenian or 21.70000 to 15.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Cepola ambifaria (219517)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Cepola ambifaria (219524 219526)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Cepola ambifaria (type locality: 219622)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Cepola ambifaria (219623)