Dermal bone that results from the fusion of the dermal posttemporal and the dermal supracleithrum. Forms the upper skeletal element of the pectoral girdle between the cleithrum and neurocranium. Posttemporal-supracleithrum is paired. [ TAO:wd ]
Synonyms: posttemporo-supracleithrum postemporo-supracleithrum
Term information
A posttemporo-supracleithrum is a bone present in Siluriformes. There are different opinions if this is the result of an ontogenetic or a phylogenetic fusion or the loss or one or other bone.
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon
Term relations
- pectoral girdle bone
- dermal bone
- develops from some posttemporal
- develops from some supracleithrum
- part of some pectoral girdle skeleton