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Spathiurus dorsalis

Osteichthyes - Amiiformes - Ionoscopidae

Taxonomy
Spathiurus dorsalis was named by Davis (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (Lewis collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon. It is the type species of Spathiurus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Spathiurus dorsalis Davis p. 503 figs. Pl 36, fig 1
1887Amphilaphurus major Davis p. 504 figs. Pl 24, fig 2
2020Spathiurus dorsalis El Hossny et al. p. 7 figs. 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
familyIonoscopidaeLehman 1966
genusSpathiurus
speciesdorsalis

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.

Spathiurus dorsalis Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Amphilaphurus major Davis 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:51:40
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:51:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Spathiurus dorsalis (221655) Spathiurus dorsalis, Amphilaphurus major (type locality: 216596)