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Erebusia

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Erebusia was named by Calzoni et al. (2025). Its type is Erebusia tenebrae.

It was assigned to Percomorphacea by Calzoni et al. (2025).

Species
E. tenebrae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Erebusia Calzoni et al. p. 499

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
PercomorphaceaWiley and Johnson 2010
genusErebusia

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.

G. †Erebusia Calzoni et al. 2025
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Erebusia tenebrae Calzoni et al. 2025
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Calzoni et al. 2025A percomorph characterized by the following combination of features: body moderately high with deep caudal peduncle; large and compact head with large circular orbit, its diameter corresponding to half of the head length; supraoccipital crest low; upper jaw dentition consisting of few retrorse conical teeth; lower jaw dentition consisting of a single fang on the anterior tip of the dentary and few conical and pointed teeth; 32 vertebrae (13+19); five autogenous hypurals; 17 caudal fin rays (9+8); single and continuous dorsal fin consisting of 12 spines and 24 rays; anal fin containing two spines and at least 17 rays; pectoral fin containing 15 rays; pelvic fin containing one spine plus five rays; body covered with small cycloid scales (see Tab. 15).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy E. tenebrae (118109)