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Piscobalaena

Mammalia - Cetacea - Cetotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Piscobalaena Pilleri and Siber p. 112
1997Piscobalaena McKenna and Bell p. 377
2005Piscobalaena Bouetel p. 139
2006Piscobalaena Bouetel and Muizon p. 323
2007Piscobalaena Steeman p. 880
2010Piscobalaena Hampe and Baszio p. 213
2013Piscobalaena Bisconti et al. p. 121
2014Piscobalaena Bisconti
2014Piscobalaena Goldin and Startsev p. 419
2015Piscobalaena Gol'din and Steeman p. 13 figs. Figure 10
2015Piscobalaena Marx and Fordyce p. 4 figs. Figure 2
2016Piscobalaena Marx et al. p. 110
2017Piscobalaena Berta p. 168
2018Piscobalaena Gol'din p. 23 figs. Fig. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
Chaeomysticeti()
familyCetotheriidae()
genusPiscobalaena

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. †Piscobalaena Pilleri and Siber 1989
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Piscobalaena nana Pilleri and Siber 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-03-06 14:20:41
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:34:40
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Messinian or 13.82000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Peru (Ica) P. nana (78512)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru P. nana (183918)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru (Arequipa) P. nana (45485)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Florida) Mesocetus indet., Isocetus indet. (45469)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru P. nana (13079)