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Dentex elegans

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Sparidarum elegans was named by Prochazka (1893). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dentex elegans by Schwarzhans (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. dentex, D. fossilis, D. macroccanus, D. macrophthalmus, D. maroccanus, D. munsteri, D. ovatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Sparidarum elegans Prochazka
1978Dentex elegans Schwarzhans p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familySparidaeBonaparte 1832
genusDentexCuvier 1815
specieselegans(Prochazka 1893)

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.

†Dentex elegans Prochazka 1893
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) Dentex elegans (138094)