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Sparus neogenus

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Sparus neogenus 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
1927Sparus neogenus Arambourg p. 117

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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
orderSpariformes
familySparidae(Cuvier 1817)
genusSparus
speciesneogenus

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.

Sparus neogenus Arambourg 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the Messinian or 15.98000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Portugal Sparus neogenus (65912)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Portugal Sparus neogenus (56459)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Sparus neogenus (type locality: 59256)