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Sedenhorstia libanica

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Megalopidae

Taxonomy
Microcoelia libanica was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH P4865, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sedenhorstia libanica by Goody (1969) and Forey (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Microcoelia libanica Woodward
1969Sedenhorstia libanica Goody p. 19 fig. 9B
1973Sedenhorstia libanica Forey p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyMegalopidaeJordan 1923
genusSedenhorstia
specieslibanica()

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.

†Sedenhorstia libanica Woodward 1901
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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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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