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Solea proocellata

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae

Taxonomy
Solea proocellata was named by Arambourg (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Raz-el-Ain, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in the Raz-el-Ain Formation of Algeria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Solea proocellata Arambourg p. 62

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
suborderPleuronectoidei
familyPleuronectidae
genusSoleaGouan 1770
speciesproocellata

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.

Solea proocellata Arambourg 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:39:27
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Solea proocellata (type locality: 59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Solea proocellata (186581 210628)