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Ziphiodelphis abeli

Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae

Taxonomy
Ziphiodelphis abeli was named by Bassani and Misuri (1913). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra Leccese, which is in a Burdigalian/Messinian transition zone/lower shoreface limestone in the Pietra Leccese Formation of Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Ziphiodelphis abeli Dal Piaz
1913Ziphiodelphis abeli Bassani and Misuri p. 38 figs. Plate 1, Figures 1-6
1929Ziphiodelphis abeli Dal Piaz p. 82
1971Ziphiodelphis abeli Dal Piaz p. 77
1985Ziphiodelphis abeli Pilleri p. 31
2002Ziphiodelphis abeli Bianucci and Landini p. 21
2014Ziphiodelphis abeli Fornasiero and Del Vavero p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderOdontoceti
familyEurhinodelphinidae()
genusZiphiodelphis
speciesabeli

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.

†Ziphiodelphis abeli Bassani and Misuri 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy Ziphiodelphis abeli (47623)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Ziphiodelphis abeli (47187)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Ziphiodelphis abeli (47425)
Burdigalian - Messinian20.44 - 5.333Italy (Apulia) Ziphiodelphis abeli (type locality: 47125)