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Palaeobalistum libanicum

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobalistum libanicum was named by Gorjanović-Kramberger (1895). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Haqel (MCSN Trieste collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Palaeobalistum libanicum Gorjanović-Kramberger p. 33 figs. Pl 7, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
subfamilyNursalliinae(Blot 1987)
genusPalaeobalistumBlainville 1818
specieslibanicum

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.

Palaeobalistum libanicum Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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 Palaeobalistum goedelli (216596) Palaeobalistum libanicum (type locality: 221161)