| Source Data | |
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Spariformes : Sparidae : Diplodus |
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Classification
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Diplodus | genus | belongs to Perciformes | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 | | Diplodus | genus | belongs to Sparidae | stated without evidence | Day, 2002 | | Diplodus | genus | belongs to Sparidae | stated with evidence | Marsili et al., 2007 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Acanthomorphata) |
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| Diet | omnivore (based on Acanthomorphata) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
| Day J. J. (2002) Evolutionary relationships of the Sparidae (Teleostei: Percoidei): integrating fossil and Recent data, Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 93 4, 333-353 doi:10.1017/S0263593300000468 |
| Vicens D. S., Rodríguez-Perea A. (2003) Vertebrats fossils (Pisces i Reptilia) del Burdigalia de cala Sant Vicenc (Pollenca, Mallorca), Boll. Soco Hist. Nat. Balears 46, 117-130 |
| Marsili S., Carnevale G., et al (2007) Early Miocene vertebrates from Montagna della Maiella, Italy, Annales de Paleontologie 93, 27-66 |
Diplodus
