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Bolcaichthys catopygopterus

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Clupea catopygoptera was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH P3829a, a 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 was recombined as Bolcaichthys catopygopterus by Marramá and Carnevale (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Clupea catopygoptera Woodward p. 148 figs. pl. VI, fig. 2
2014Clupea catopygoptera Bannikov p. 26
2015Bolcaichthys catopygopterus Marramá and Carnevale

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyClupeidaeCuvier 1817
genusBolcaichthys
speciescatopygopterus()

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.

†Bolcaichthys catopygopterus Woodward 1901
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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 21:03:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:03:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, 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 Clupea catopygoptera (type locality: 94830)