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Chlorophthalmus udovichenkoi

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Chlorophthalmus udovichenkoi was named by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011). Its type specimen is ULUZ 2/053, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Luzanivka [Tashlik Fm], which is in a Selandian/Thanetian shallow subtidal sandstone in the Tashlik Formation of Ukraine.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Chlorophthalmus udovichenkoi Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 89 figs. figs. 5A-D, 15C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
familyChlorophthalmidaeJordan 1923
genusChlorophthalmusBonaparte 1840
speciesudovichenkoi

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.

†Chlorophthalmus udovichenkoi Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Schwarzhans and A. Bratischko 2011Elongate otolith with undulating dorsal rim and slight twist of inner face towards outwards posteriorly. Sulcus long, narrow, distinctly inclined at angle of about 10°. Cauda slightly downturned with pointed tip reaching close to postdorsal rim of otolith.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Ukraine Chlorophthalmus udovichenkoi (type locality: 159509)