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Symmetrosulcus virginicus

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Phycidae

Taxonomy
Symmetrosulcus virginicus was named by Lin et al. (2024). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 10740, an otolith (sagitta), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loyola Retreat House, which is in a Ypresian offshore sandstone in the Nanjemoy Formation of Maryland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Symmetrosulcus virginicus Lin et al. p. 219 fig. 7C–F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyPhycidae
genusSymmetrosulcusSchwarzhans 1981
speciesvirginicus

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.

Symmetrosulcus virginicus Lin et al. 2024
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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 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Symmetrosulcus virginicus (237217)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Symmetrosulcus virginicus (237216)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Maryland) Symmetrosulcus virginicus (type locality: 237212 237218)