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Absalomichthys velifer

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Caristiidae

Taxonomy
Abantis velifer was named by Jordan (1925). Its type specimen is SU 690, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Absalomichthys velifer by David (1943), Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Abantis velifer Jordan p. 45 figs. Plates 20-b, 21
1925Abantis velifer Jordan and Gilbert
1943Absalomichthys velifer David p. 20
2012Absalomichthys velifer Fierstine et al. p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyCaristiidae
genusAbsalomichthysWhitley 1933
speciesvelifer()

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.

†Absalomichthys velifer Jordan 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Abantis velifer (186049) Absalomichthys velifer (185673)