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Phanerosteon ovensi

Phanerosteonidae

Taxonomy
Carboveles ovensi was named by White (1927). Its type specimen is NHM P.13120, a partial skeleton (Imperfect fish), and it is a compression fossil.

It was recombined as Phanerosteon ovensi by Gardiner (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Carboveles ovensi White pp. 264-269 figs. 14-17
1985Phanerosteon ovensi Gardiner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
suborderPhanerosteonoidei
familyPhanerosteonidae
genusPhanerosteonTraquair 1881
speciesovensi()

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.

†Phanerosteon ovensi White 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: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Phanerosteon ovensi (229981)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Phanerosteon ovensi (type locality: 10658)