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Ophidium biscaicum

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Ophidium biscaicum was named by Sulc (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Biarritz, which is in a Priabonian deep subtidal marl in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Ophidium biscaicum Sulc p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
genusOphidiumLinnaeus 1758
speciesbiscaicum

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.

†Ophidium biscaicum Sulc 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France Ophidium biscaicum (type locality: 222677)