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Protarpon priscus

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Megalopidae

Taxonomy
Megalops priscus was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH 36070, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Protarpon.

It was recombined as Protarpon priscus by Forey (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Megalops priscus Woodward p. 24 figs. pl. III, figs. 3-6
1966Megalops priscus Casier p. 118
1973Protarpon priscus Forey p. 70 figs. 35-38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyMegalopidaeJordan 1923
genusProtarpon
speciespriscus()

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.

†Protarpon priscus Woodward 1901
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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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Protarpon priscus (215472)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Megalops priscus (13299)