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Oligoremora rhenana n. g. n. sp., a new echeneid fish (Percomorpha, Echeneoidei) from the Oligocene of the Grube Unterfeld (“Frauenweiler”) clay pit

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Abstract

A new genus and species of remora, Oligoremora rhenana n. g. n. sp., is described in detail and compared with all other extant and fossil representatives of the family Echeneidae. It resembles in its meristic data the extant representatives of the genus Remora, but also shares several morphological details with the genus Echeneis. Taphonomical details of particular interest, such as pectinated lamellae that are detached from the intercalary bones together with main parts of the neurocranium during fossilization are discussed, as are presumable host specificity.

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Oligoremora rhenana n. g n. sp., eine neue Gattung und Art der Schiffshalter (Echeneidae), wird detailliert beschrieben und mit allen anderen heutigen und fossilen Arten dieser Familie verglichen. In den meristischen Merkmalen ähnelt sie den heutigen Vertretern der Gattung Remora, während die Skelettdetails auch Übereinstimmungen mit der Gattung Echeneis erkennen lassen. Taphonomische Besonderheiten, wie etwa die Trennung der Saugscheiben-Lamellen von ihren Trägerelementen und einem Großteil des Neurocraniums, werden diskutiert, ebenso wie mögliche Wirte.

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Acknowledgements

Wolfgang Fuhrmannek (HLMD), took the photographs for Figs. 1a, b and 2a, b; Kenneth A. Monsch (Amersfoort, NL) provided photographs of dried skeletons of Echeneis in the collection of Naturalis (Leiden, NL) and also participated in the discussion of morphological details; Cynthia Klepadlo (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University at San Diego) helped with the loan of comparative extant material; Erin Maxwell and Ronald Böttcher (SMNS) sanctioned the loaning of fossil specimens; Ewa Świdnicka and Adam Nadachowski (Department of Palaeozoology, Wrocław University, PL) facilitated the examination of their materials and contributed valuable information concerning their origins and stratigraphic affiliations; Ewa Świdnicka furthermore carefully read the manuscript and corrected type errors and other mistakes; Thomas M. Ulber (Bredell, SA; www.herprint.com) improved the English. The research of RG was supported by the research project MK 00009486201 of the Moravian Museum Brno, AFB was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Project No. 14-04-00005 and GC was supported by grants (ex-60 % 2014) from the Università degli Studi di Torino; Donald Davesne (University of Oxford); and an anonymous reviewer critically read the manuscript, corrected typing and spelling errors, and added useful suggestions and comments.

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  1. Natural History Department, Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Friedensplatz 1, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Norbert Micklich

  2. Department of Geology and Paleontology, Moravian Museum Brno, Zelny trh 6, 659 37, Brno, Czech Republic

    Růžena Gregorová

  3. Borisyak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyuznaya 123, Moscow, 117997, Russia

    Alexandre F. Bannikov

  4. Department of Geology, “Al. I. Cuza” University of Iaşi (Romania), Bd. Carol I, 20A, 700505, Iaşi, Romania

    Dorin-Sorin Baciu

  5. Natural Sciences Museum, Str. Petru Rares 26, 610119, Piatra Neamţ, Romania

    Ionuţ Grădianu

  6. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125, Turin, Italy

    Giorgio Carnevale

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Micklich, N., Gregorová, R., Bannikov, A.F. et al. Oligoremora rhenana n. g. n. sp., a new echeneid fish (Percomorpha, Echeneoidei) from the Oligocene of the Grube Unterfeld (“Frauenweiler”) clay pit. PalZ 90, 561–592 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-016-0303-y

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