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Eurypholis boissieri

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Eurypholidae

Taxonomy
Eurypholis boissieri was named by Pictet (1850). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (Boissier collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon. It is the type species of Eurypholis.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Eurypholis sulcidens Pictet p. 29 figs. Pl 4, fig 1
1850Eurypholis boissieri Pictet p. 30 figs. Pl 4, figs 2-4
1866Eurypholis boissieri Pictet and Humbert p. 102 figs. Pl 15, figs 1,2; pl 16, figs 1-4
1887Eurypholis boissieri Davis p. 596
1901Eurypholis boissieri Woodward p. 207 figs. pl. xi, fig. 7
1969Eurypholis boissieri Goody p. 99 figs. 44-48
2003Eurypholis boissieri Forey et al. p. 229

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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
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderEnchodontoideiBerg 1937
familyEurypholidae
genusEurypholis
speciesboissieri

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.

Eurypholis boissieri Pictet 1850
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Invalid names: Eurypholis sulcidens Pictet 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Eurypholis boissieri (69118 127467 221158 221227) Eurypholis boissieri, Eurypholis sulcidens (type locality: 221186)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Eurypholis boissieri (124426)