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Paramesolepis rhomba

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Mesolepis rhombus was named by Traquair (1890). Its type specimen is NMS 1885.54.37, a partial skeleton (Imperfect fish), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Paramesolepis rhomba by Moy-Thomas and Bradley Dyne (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Mesolepis rhombus Traquair
1938Paramesolepis rhomba Moy-Thomas and Bradley Dyne

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusParamesolepisMoy-Thomas and Dyne 1938
speciesrhomba(Traquair 1890)

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.

†Paramesolepis rhomba Traquair 1890
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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 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Asbian or 346.70000 to 336.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Paramesolepis rhombus (90682)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Paramesolepis rhombus (230308)