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Leptoscopidae

Actinopteri - Leptoscopidae

Taxonomy
Leptoscopidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Uranoscopiformes by Jordan (1963); and to Trachiniformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Leptoscopidae Jordan p. 731
2016Leptoscopidae Nelson et al. p. 425

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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)
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
—Trachiniformes
familyLeptoscopidae
familyLeptoscopidae

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.

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G. †Awamoa Schwarzhans 2019
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†Awamoa kaawa Schwarzhans 2019
G. Leptoscopus Gill 1859
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†Leptoscopus atavus Schwarzhans 2019
†Leptoscopus focosus Schwarzhans 1980
†Leptoscopus progressus Schwarzhans 1980
G. Lesueurina Fowler 1908
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†Lesueurina transoceana Schwarzhans et al. 2017
G. †Neopercis Steindachner 1884
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†Neopercis mesogea Arambourg 1927
G. †Waitahana Schwarzhans 2019
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†Waitahana sagittiformis Schwarzhans 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Opoitian or 27.30000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 25.2 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Lesueurina transoceana (219569 219615)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Leptoscopus progressus, Lesueurina transoceana (219336) Lesueurina transoceana (219580 219585)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Awamoa progressa (219586 219587 219588 219590) Awamoa progressa, Waitahana sagittiformis (219591)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Leptoscopus progressus (67900)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Waitahana sagittiformis (219557)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Awamoa progressa (219594 219597) Awamoa progressa, Waitahana latisulcata, Waitahana sagittiformis (219593) Awamoa progressa, Waitahana sagittiformis (219341 219592 219598 219599 219606) Leptoscopus progressus, Awamoa progressa, Waitahana latisulcata, Waitahana sagittiformis (219318) Waitahana sagittiformis (219605 219607 219744)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Waitahana latisulcata (219610)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Awamoa iocosa (219553) Leptoscopus iocosus (219269)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Neopercis mesogea (59256)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (South Island) Awamoa kaawa (219624)