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Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier, 1829
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Taxonomy
Seahorse
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Percomorphaceae
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
Species: Hippocampus guttulatus
Author Citation Cuvier, 1829
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Pliocene
International Age: Zanclean - Piacenzian
Stratigraphy
Argille Azzurre Formation
Marne, argille e tripoli di Corpolò (TCO) Member
Provenance
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Dimensions
Length: 14 cm
Location
Fiume Marecchia
Poggio Berni near Rimini
Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Comments
The seahorses from Fiume Marecchia were determined by L. Sorbini as Hippocampus ramulosus Leach, 1814, a recent species. H. ramulosus is according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) a synonym of H. guttulatus Cuvier, 1829.
References:
SORBINI, Lorenzo (1987) BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATOLOGY OF PLIOCENE AND MESSINIAN FOSSIL FISH OF EASTERN-CENTRAL ITALY. Boll. Mus. Civ. St. Nat. Verona", 14, pp. 1-85
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