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Protothymallus

Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Taxonomy
Protothymallus was named by Laube (1901).

It was assigned to Cyprinidae by Gaudant et al. (2018).

Species
P. elongata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Protothymallus Laube
1969Varhostichthys Obrhelová
2018Protothymallus Gaudant et al. p. 467

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysi
superorderCyprinae
orderCypriniformesBleeker 1859
familyCyprinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusProtothymallusLaube 1901

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. †Protothymallus Laube 1901
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†Protothymallus elongata Kramberger 1884
Invalid names: Varhostichthys Obrhelová 1969 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:40:14
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:02
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) P. sp., Varhostichthys sp. (113682)