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Phocaenopsis scheynensis

Mammalia - Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae

Taxonomy
Phocaenopsis scheynensis was named by Du Bus (1872). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Anvers, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene marine horizon in Belgium.

It was recombined as Acrodelphis scheynensis by Abel (1905); it was considered a nomen dubium by Fordyce and de Muizon (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Phocaenopsis scheynensis Du Bus p. 499
1874Phocaenopsis scheynensis Vanden Broeck p. 146
1898Phocaenopsis scheynensis Trouessart p. 1043
1904Phocaenopsis scheynensis Trouessart p. 769
1905Acrodelphis scheynensis Abel p. 133
2014Phocaenopsis scheynensis Kazár and Hampe p. 1217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
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
suborderOdontoceti
familyEurhinodelphinidae()
genusPhocaenopsis
speciesscheynensis

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.

Phocaenopsis scheynensis Du Bus 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marine, freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubo
Created: 2005-03-06 14:21:39
Modified: 2005-09-22 15:42:08
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
Reference: Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 13.82000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Netherlands Acrodelphis scheynensis (75152)
Late/Upper Miocene - Late/Upper Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Belgium (Antwerpen) Phocaenopsis scheynensis (type locality: 47465)