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Belonostomus novaki

Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Belonostomus novaki was named by Gorjanović-Kramberger (1895). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hvar Island (Novak collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Starigrad Limestone Formation of Croatia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Belonostomus novaki Gorjanović-Kramberger p. 7 figs. Pl 2, figs 2,2a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859
familyAspidorhynchidaeBleeker 1859
genusBelonostomus
speciesnovaki

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.

†Belonostomus novaki Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: surfacef
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 07:06:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:06
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Croatia Belonostomus novaki (type locality: 132604)