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Taubateia paraiba

Osteichthyes - Siluriformes - Loricariidae

Taxonomy
Taubateia paraiba was named by Malabarba and Lundberg (2007). Its type specimen is DGM 17-P, a partial skeleton (Skull and anteriormost vertebrae), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Tremembé shales, which is in an Oligocene lacustrine shale in the Tremembé Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Taubateia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Taubateia paraiba Malabarba and Lundberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysa
orderSiluriformes
suborderLoricarioidei
familyLoricariidaeGill 1872
genusTaubateia
speciesparaiba

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.

†Taubateia paraiba Malabarba and Lundberg 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available