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Palaeolabrus montanensis

Osteichthyes - Palaeolabridae

Taxonomy
Palaeolabrus montanensis was named by Estes (1969). Its type specimen is MCZ 9343.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. montenensis
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2004-12-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Palaeolabrus montanensis Estes pp. 2-7 figs. Pl. 1-3
1976Palaeolabrus montanensis Estes p. 503
1989Palaeolabrus montanensis Bryant p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
familyPalaeolabridae
genusPalaeolabrusCasier 1967
speciesmontanensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Torrejonian or 72.20000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Palaeolabrus montanensis (14516)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Palaeolabrus montanensis (13142)
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Montana) Palaeolabrus montanensis (14874)