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Ichthyodectes libanicus

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae

Taxonomy
Chirocentrites libanicus was named by Pictet and Humbert (1866). Its type specimen is MHNG GEPI V628, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (Humbert collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Ichthyodectes libanicus by Woodward (1901); it was recombined as Eubiodectes libanicus by Hay (1903), Forey et al. (2003) and Cavin et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Chirocentrites libanicus Pictet and Humbert p. 88 figs. Pl 13, fig 1
1887Chirocentrites libanicus Davis p. 585
1901Ichthyodectes libanicus Woodward p. 105
1903Eubiodectes libanicus Hay p. 415 figs. Pl 30, fig 1
2003Eubiodectes libanicus Forey et al. p. 228
2013Eubiodectes libanicus Cavin et al. p. 117

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familyIchthyodectidaeCrook 1892
genusIchthyodectesCope 1870
specieslibanicus()

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.

†Ichthyodectes libanicus Pictet and Humbert 1866
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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 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Chirocentrites libanicus (216596 221227)