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Orthopristis proronchus

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Haemulidae

Taxonomy
Orthopristis proronchus was named by Arambourg (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Les Planteurs, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in Algeria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. cantharinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Orthopristis proronchus Arambourg p. 110

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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
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyHaemulidaeGill 1885
genusOrthopristisGirard 1858
speciesproronchus

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.

†Orthopristis proronchus 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: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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) Orthopristis proronchus (59256)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Orthopristis proronchus (186583 type locality: 186631)