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Lessinia horrenda

Actinopteri - Lutjanidae

Taxonomy
Lessinia horrenda was named by Bannikov and Zorzin (2014). Its type specimen is MCSNV IGVR 71613, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Canossa collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Lessinia horrenda Bannikov p. 28
2014Lessinia horrenda Bannikov and Zorzin p. 17 figs. Figures 1 – 4
2014Lessinia horrenda Carnevale et al. p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
familyLutjanidaeGill 1861
genusLessinia
specieshorrenda

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.

†Lessinia horrenda Bannikov and Zorzin 2014
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. F. Bannikov and R. Zorzin 2014Dorsal 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
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Lessinia horrenda (type locality: 55239 94830)