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Rhineastes

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Siluridae

Taxonomy
Rhineastes was named by Cope (1872). Its type is Rhineastes peltatus.

It was assigned to Nematognathi by Cope (1891); and to Siluridae by Hay (1902) and Lambe (1908).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Rhineastes Cope p. 486
1891Rhineastes Cope p. 2
1902Rhineastes Hay p. 382
1908Rhineastes Lambe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
—Otophysa
superorderCharaciphysae
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familySiluridaeCuvier 1816
genusRhineastes

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. †Rhineastes Cope 1872
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†Rhineastes arcuatus Cope 1873
†Rhineastes calvus Cope 1873
†Rhineastes pectinatus Cope 1874
†Rhineastes peltatus Cope 1872
†Rhineastes radulus Cope 1873
†Rhineastes smithii Cope 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:43:11
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:34:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Chadronian or 70.60000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Bolivia (Cochabamba) R. sp. (12855)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) R. smithi, R. peltatus (16623)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) R. rhaeas (101961)