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Lebonichthys lewisi

Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Taxonomy
Clupea lewisii was named by Davis (1887). Its type specimen is BMNH P4868, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (Lewis collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Osmeroides lewisi by Woodward (1901); it was recombined as Holcolepis lewisi by Hay (1903); it was recombined as Lebonichthys lewisi by Forey (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Clupea lewisii Davis p. 571 figs. Pl 33, fig 1
1901Osmeroides lewisi Woodward p. 17 figs. pl. II, fig. 3
1903Holcolepis lewisi Hay p. 414
1973Lebonichthys lewisi Forey p. 183 fig. 92

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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
specieslewisi()

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 lewisi 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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Clupea lewisii (type locality: 216596)