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Prionolepis angustus

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Prionolepididae

Taxonomy
Prionolepis angustus was named by Egerton (1850). Its type specimen is BMNH P9253, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Prionolepis angustus Egerton
1901Prionolepis angustus Woodward p. 230
1902Prionolepis angustus Woodward p. 42

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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)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
suborderCimolichthyoidei
familyPrionolepididae
genusPrionolepis
speciesangustusEgerton 1850

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.

†Prionolepis angustus Egerton 1850
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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 21:40:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:40:35
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Prionolepis angustus (63042 222438 222567 222569 222570)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Prionolepis angustus (222571)