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Denticopsis spottii

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Istieus spottii was named by Fric (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bělohorské (Weissen Berge), which is in a Turonian carbonate marl in the Bilá Hora Formation of Czechia. It is the type species of Denticopsis.

It was recombined as Denticopsis spottii by Frič and Bayer (1902), Bayer (1903).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Istieus spottii Fric
1902Denticopsis spottii Frič and Bayer p. 17 figs. Pl 1, fig 8
1903Denticopsis spottii Bayer p. 272

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
genusDenticopsis
speciesspottii(Fric 1879)

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.

Denticopsis spottii Fric 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Istieus spottii (242202)