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Dentex (Polysteganus) perneri

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Cantharus perneri was named by Sulc (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Biarritz, which is in a Priabonian deep subtidal marl in France.

It was recombined as Dentex (Polysteganus) perneri by Steurbaut (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. macroccanus, D. macrophthalmus, D. maroccanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cantharus perneri Sulc p. 28
1984Dentex (Polysteganus) perneri Steurbaut p. 93

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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)
speciesperneri()

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.

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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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France Cantharus perneri (222677)