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Leptolepis coryphaenoides

Actinopteri - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Cyprinus coryphaenoides was named by Bronn (1830).

It was recombined as Leptolepis coryphaenoides by Schaeffer (1947), Wenz (1967) and Tintori (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. attenuatus, L. brevis, L. formosus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Cyprinus coryphaenoides Bronn
1832Leptolepis bronnii Agassiz p. 146
1833Leptolepis bronni Agassiz p. 13
1843Leptolepis bronnii Agassiz p. 133
1852Leptolepis constrictus Egerton
1874Leptolepis affinis Sauvage
1874Leptolepis pachystelus Sauvage
1874Leptolepis pronus Sauvage
1895Leptolepis bronni Woodward p. 502
1919Leptolepis bronni Woodward p. 122
1947Leptolepis coryphaenoides Schaeffer p. 13
1948Leptolepis bronni Rayner p. 325 figs. pl. 21 fig 44
1967Leptolepis coryphaenoides Wenz p. 193 figs. Pl 40-48; text-figs 79-107
1977Leptolepis coryphaenoides Tintori p. 145 figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyLeptolepididae
genusLeptolepis
speciescoryphaenoides(Bronn 1830)

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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Invalid names: Leptolepis affinis Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Leptolepis bronni Agassiz 1832 [objective synonym], Leptolepis constrictus Egerton 1852 [synonym], Leptolepis pachystelus Sauvage 1874 [synonym], Leptolepis pronus Sauvage 1874 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-21 06:27:50
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:27:50
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Tenuicostatum or 182.70000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France Leptolepis coryphaenoides (122731 122733 122737) Leptolepis coryphaenoides, Leptolepis bronni (122732)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Bavaria) Leptolepis coryphaenoides (51273)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Leptolepis bronni (122170)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France Leptolepis affinis (122734)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) Leptolepis bronni (132073)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Italy Leptolepis coryphaenoides (190202)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany (Würtemberg) Leptolepis bronni (122171)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom Leptolepis bronni (132036)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1France Leptolepis coryphaenoides (123345 123346 123347)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Leptolepis bronni (122169 131923 131924)