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Lebonichthys gracilis

Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Taxonomy
Osmeroides gracilis was named by Davis (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sahil Alma (Lewis collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon. It is the type species of Lebonichthys.

It was recombined as Lebonichthys gracilis by Forey (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Osmeroides gracilis Davis p. 559 figs. Pl 31, figs 2,3
1901Osmeroides gracilis Woodward p. 16 figs. pl. II, figs 1-2
1973Lebonichthys gracilis Forey p. 172 figs. 88-91

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAlbuliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyAlbulidaeBleeker 1859
genusLebonichthys
speciesgracilis()

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.

†Lebonichthys gracilis Davis 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Lebonichthys gracilis (221157) Osmeroides gracilis (type locality: 170327)