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Arius subtilis

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae

Taxonomy
Arius subtilis was named by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011). Its type specimen is ULUZ 2/145, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Luzanivka [Tashlik Fm], which is in a Selandian/Thanetian shallow subtidal sandstone in the Tashlik Formation of Ukraine.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. keesleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Arius subtilis Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 88 figs. figs. 4F-H, 16B

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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
—Siluriphysi
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familyAriidaeBerg 1958
genusAriusCuvier and Valenciennes 1840
speciessubtilis

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.

†Arius subtilis Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Schwarzhans and A. Bratischko 2011Regular oval outline with mild postdorsal projection. OL:OH = 1.35-1.5; OH:OT = 3.2-3.5.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:44:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:44:03
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Ukraine Arius subtilis (type locality: 159509)