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Dentex (Polysteganus)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Polysteganus was named by Klunzinger (1870). It is extant.

It was reranked as Dentex (Polysteganus) by Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1984).

It was assigned to Dentex by Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Dentex (Polysteganus) Steurbaut p. 72
1984Dentex (Polysteganus) Steurbaut p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familySparidaeBonaparte 1832
genusDentexCuvier 1815
subgenusPolysteganus(Klunzinger 1870)

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.

Subg. Dentex (Polysteganus) Klunzinger 1870
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Dentex (Polysteganus) gregarius Nolf and Steurbaut 1979
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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France Cantharus perneri (222677)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Dentex gregarius (220042 220043)