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Haemulon ypresiensis

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Haemulidae

Taxonomy
Haemulon ypresiensis was named by Lin et al. (2024). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 10766, an otolith (sagitta), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ozark, which is in a Ypresian offshore sandstone in the Bashi Formation of Alabama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Haemulon ypresiensis Lin et al. p. 226 fig. 10G–H

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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
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyHaemulidaeGill 1885
subfamilyHaemulinaeGill 1885
genusHaemulonCuvier 1829
speciesypresiensis

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.

Haemulon ypresiensis 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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Haemulon ypresiensis (type locality: 237211 237215 237217 237222)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) Haemulon ypresiensis (237219 237221)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Maryland) Haemulon ypresiensis (237212)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Haemulon ypresiensis (237214 237216)