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Foreyclupea loonensis

Osteichthyes - Ellimmichthyiformes - Paraclupeidae

Taxonomy
Foreyclupea loonensis was named by Vernygora et al. (2016). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UALVP 17535, a skeleton. Its type locality is Hay River, which is in an Albian marine shale in the Loon River Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Foreyclupea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Foreyclupea loonensis Vernygora et al. p. 333 figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
superorderClupeomorpha
orderEllimmichthyiformes
familyParaclupeidaeChang and Chou 1977
subfamilyScutatuspinosinaeSantos and Corréa 1985
genusForeyclupea
speciesloonensis

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.

Foreyclupea loonensis Vernygora et al. 2016
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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 21:17:18
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:17:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Albian or 110.10000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Foreyclupea loonensis (type locality: 94490)