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Sparnodus vulgaris
Taxonomy
Sparus vulgaris was named by de Blainville (1818).
It was recombined as Sparnodus vulgaris by Day (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).
It was recombined as Sparnodus vulgaris by Day (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1818 | Sparus vulgaris de Blainville p. 349 |
| 2002 | Sparnodus vulgaris Day p. 335 |
| 2014 | Sparnodus vulgaris Bannikov p. 28 |
| 2014 | Sparnodus vulgaris Carnevale et al. p. 43 |
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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.
†Sparnodus vulgaris de Blainville 1818
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. J. Day 2002 | Distinguished from other Eocene sparids by a robust jaw with large, conical teeth. Ethmoid dorsal margin is depressed directly anterior to the ethmoid±frontal suture. Deep-bodied form with a length to width ratio of 3:1. The supraneural formula appears to be 0=0 ‡ 0=2 ‡ 1=1; and the anterodorsal processes of the supraneurals overlap. Hypurals are separate. Caudal ®n is of low aspect ratio. Formula of the dorsal ®n XII ‡ 9; anal ®n III ‡ 9: |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||