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Trichiurus oshosunensis

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae

Taxonomy
Trichiurus oshosunensis was named by White (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oshosun, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Nigeria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Trichiurus oshosunensis White p. 65
1958Trichiurus oshosunensis Casier p. 27
2019Trichiurus oshosunensis Ebersole et al. p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
familyTrichiuridae
subfamilyTrichiurinaeRafinesque-Schmaltz 1815
genusTrichiurus
speciesoshosunensis

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 mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Trichiurus oshosunensis (81179)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Trichiurus oshosunensis (77257 type locality: 187560)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Barbados Trichiurus oshosunensis (221164)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Trichiurus oshosunensis (209521)