Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Dermatopsis

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae

Taxonomy
Dermatopsis was named by Ogilby (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophidiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dinematichthyidae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Dermatopsis Ogilby
2002Dermatopsis Sepkoski
2019Dermatopsis Schwarzhans p. 253

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderBythitoidei
familyBythitidaeGill 1861
subfamilyDinematichthyinaeWhitley 1928
genusDermatopsisOgilby 1896

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.

G. Dermatopsis Ogilby 1896
show all | hide all
†Dermatopsis chalossiana Nolf and Steurbaut 2002
Dermatopsis joergennielseni Møller and Schwarzhans 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Nukumaruan or 55.80000 to 1.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) D. argutus (3262)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Parguie de Couston) D. chalossiana (220510)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) D. joergennielseni (219635)