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Bauzaia

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophididae

Taxonomy
Bauzaia was named by Frizzell and Dante (1965).

It was assigned to Ophididae by Frizzell and Dante (1965).

Species
B. lamberi, B. melrosensis, B. mucronatus, B. tuberosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. mucronata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Bauzaia Frizzell and Dante p. 710

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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)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphididae
genusBauzaia

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. †Bauzaia Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Bauzaia lamberi Frizzell and Dante 1965
†Bauzaia melrosensis Frizzell and Dante 1965
†Bauzaia mucronatus Koken 1888
†Bauzaia tuberosa Robba 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 07:46:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 09:46:14
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 47.80000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) B. mucronata, B. lamberi, B. melrosensis (84145)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) B. mucronata, B. lamberi, B. melrosensis (84146)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) B. sp. (200654)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Alabama) B. mucronata (84149)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Texas) B. lamberi (84147) B. mucronata, B. lamberi, B. melrosensis (84148)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) B. occulta (32012)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Hoplobrotula tuberosa (178120)