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Proacanthurus

Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Proacanthurus Blot and Tyler p. 44
2014Proacanthurus Bannikov p. 29
2014Proacanthurus Carnevale et al. p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderAcanthuriformes
familyAcanthuridae
genusProacanthurus

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. †Proacanthurus Blot and Tyler 1990
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Proacanthurus bonatoi Blot and Tyler 1990
Proacanthurus elongatus Blot and Tyler 1990
Proacanthurus ovalis Agassiz 1839
Proacanthurus tenuis Agassiz 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: grazerf
Created: 2014-07-31 22:55:33
Modified: 2014-07-31 22:55:50
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Randall 1955, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy P. tenuis, P. bonatoi, P. ovalis, P. elongatus (55239 94830)