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Wettonius angeloi

Actinopteri - Lampriformes - Veliferidae

Taxonomy
Wettonius angeloi was named by Carnevale and Bannikov (2018). Its type specimen is MCSNV V.D.110, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Wettonius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Wettonius angeloi Carnevale and Bannikov p. 176 figs. Figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLampriformes
familyVeliferidaeBleeker 1859
genusWettonius
speciesangeloi

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.

†Wettonius angeloi Carnevale and Bannikov 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Wettonius angeloi (type locality: 94830)