Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Pteralbula conchaeformis

Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Taxonomy
Pteralbula conchaeformis was named by Koken (1885). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pterothrissus conchaeformis by Schwarzhans (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Pteralbula conchaeformis Koken p. 113 figs. pl. 4, fig. 25
2003Pteralbula conchaeformis Schwarzhans p. 26
2004Pterothrissus conchaeformis Schwarzhans p. 7
2017Pteralbula conchaeformis Schwarzhans and Miàn p. 65

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha()
orderAlbuliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyAlbulidaeBleeker 1859
genusPteralbulaSchwarzhans 1981
speciesconchaeformisKoken 1885

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Pterothrissus conchaeformis (22943)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Pteralbula conchaeformis (159792 159793 159794 159795)