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Pseudomonocentris

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Pseudomonocentrididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Pseudomonocentris González-Rodríguez et al. p. 467

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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
familyPseudomonocentrididae
genusPseudomonocentris

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. †Pseudomonocentris González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
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Pseudomonocentris microspinosus González-Rodríguez et al. 2013
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. González-Rodríguez et al. 2013A miniature †pseudomonocentrid with gentle, slightly triangular profile of the head. Skull roof with bony ridges covered with minuscule spines. Narrow, oval orbit. Ventral margin and lateral surface of lacrimal (or infraorbital 1) covered with minuscule spines. Premaxilla longer than maxilla and main element of the oral dorsal border. Preopercular bones triangular, lacking a distinct ventral arm. Additional, ornamented bony plates covering cheek region. Large, broad opercle, with a straight dorsal margin, slightly rounded anterior and posterior margins, and an acute tip ventrally. Subopercle very narrow, small, and triangular. Large, heavily ossified overlapping shields covering the anterior half of the body and numerous small shields, irregularly arranged, covering the posterior half, including the caudal peduncle.
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: base of the Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) P. microspinosus (135815)