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Megapiranha

Actinopteri - Characiformes - Serrasalmidae

Taxonomy
Megapiranha was named by Cione et al. (2009). Its type is Megapiranha paranensis. It was considered monophyletic by Cione et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Serrasalmidae by Cione et al. (2009).

Species
M. paranensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Megapiranha Cione et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysi
superorderCharaciphysae
orderCharaciformesRegan 1911
suborderCharacoidei
familySerrasalmidaeGünther 1864
genusMegapiranha

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. †Megapiranha Cione et al. 2009
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†Megapiranha paranensis Cione et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Isolated tooth, Labiolingual base distance/ Mesiodistal base distance circumference110.9
Premaxillary tooth 2, Labiolingual base distance/ Mesiodistal base distance circumference11.31
Premaxillary tooth 3, Crown area (mm2) circumference1166.6
Premaxillary tooth 3, Labial basoapical height height114.4
Premaxillary tooth 3, Labial basoapical height (direct) height114.4
Premaxillary tooth 3, Labial basoapical height/ Lingual basoapical height height11.16
Premaxillary tooth 3, Labiolingual base distance/ Mesiodistal base distance circumference11.19
Premaxillary tooth 3, Lingual basoapical height height112.1
Premaxillary tooth 3, Lingual basoapical height (direct) height113.8
Premaxillary tooth 4, Crown area (mm2) circumference169.2
Premaxillary tooth 4, Labial basoapical height height111.2
Premaxillary tooth 4, Labial basoapical height (direct) height111.2
Premaxillary tooth 4, Labial basoapical height/ Lingual basoapical height height11.93
Premaxillary tooth 4, Labiolingual base distance/ Mesiodistal base distance circumference11.26
Premaxillary tooth 4, Lingual basoapical height height15.80
Premaxillary tooth 4, Lingual basoapical height (direct) height18.80
Premaxillary tooth 5, Crown area (mm2) circumference1129.9
Premaxillary tooth 5, Labial basoapical height height111.6
Premaxillary tooth 5, Labial basoapical height (direct) height112.8
Premaxillary tooth 5, Labial basoapical height/ Lingual basoapical height height11.25
Premaxillary tooth 5, Labiolingual base distance/ Mesiodistal base distance circumference11.31
Premaxillary tooth 5, Lingual basoapical height height19.30
Premaxillary tooth 5, Lingual basoapical height (direct) height111.8
Premaxillary tooth 6, Labiolingual base distance/ Mesiodistal base distance circumference11.43
Premaxillary tooth 7, Labiolingual base distance/ Mesiodistal base distance circumference11.30

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) M. paranensis (140471 140472)