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Melamphaes acanthifer

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae

Taxonomy
Melamphaes acanthifer was named by Lin et al. (2017). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 9623, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Peyrehorade, Trompe, which is in a Lutetian marine marl in the Miretrain Marl Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Melamphaes acanthifer Lin et al. p. 891 figs. Fig. 10A–D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
familyMelamphaidae
genusMelamphaesGuenther 1864
speciesacanthifer

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.

Melamphaes acanthifer Lin et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Melamphaes acanthifer (188957 type locality: 188958 188962)