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Benedenius deneensis

Eurynotiformes - Styracopteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeoniscus deneensis was named by van Beneden (1871). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 01261, a skeleton (Complete specimen with poorly preserved head), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Benedenius.

It was recombined as Benedenius deneensis by Traquair (1877).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Palaeoniscus deneensis van Beneden
1877Benedenius deneensis Traquair

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderEurynotiformes
familyStyracopteridaeMoy-Thomas 1937
genusBenedenius
speciesdeneensis(van Beneden 1871)

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.

†Benedenius deneensis van Beneden 1871
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Holkerian or 346.70000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian346.7 - 340.0Belgium Benedenius deneensis (228903 228904 228905)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Belgium Benedenius deneensis (type locality: 90649)