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Lessinia
Taxonomy
Lessinia was named by Bannikov and Zorzin (2014).
It was assigned to Lutjanidae by Bannikov and Zorzin (2014), Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).
It was assigned to Lutjanidae by Bannikov and Zorzin (2014), Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2014 | Lessinia Bannikov p. 28 |
2014 | Lessinia Bannikov and Zorzin p. 16 |
2014 | Lessinia 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.
G. †Lessinia Bannikov and Zorzin 2014
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†Lessinia horrenda Bannikov and Zorzin 2014
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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A. F. Bannikov and R. Zorzin 2014 | Dorsal profile of body somewhat more convex than ventral profile. Head relatively small. Maximum body depth exceeds head length. Supraoccipital crest promi- nent. Mouth small; lower jaw articulation under ante- rior half of orbit. Jaws with an outer row of small blunt conical teeth and an inner band of minute sharp vill- iform teeth. One or a few anterior premaxillary teeth canine-like. Preopercle finely serrated. 10+14 vertebrae. Hypurals 1-2 and 3-4 fused into two plates. Three strong supraneurals. Dorsal fin continuous, with 10 slender spines and 11 soft rays. Anal fin with 3 graduated slender spines and 8 rays. Pelvic fins inserted behind pectorals. Outer pelvic-fin ray not elongated. Pectoral fins moder- ately long. Caudal fin deeply forked. Scales moderately large and cycloid, each scale with numerous radii basal- ly. Lateral line complete, passes relatively low on flank. |
Measurements
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |