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Enchodus lewesiensis

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Esox lewesiensis was named by Mantell (1822). Its type specimen is BMNH 4004, 4049, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Enchodus lewesiensis by Woodward (1901), Woodward (1903), Goody (1969), Shimada et al. (2006) and Argyriou (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Esox lewesiensis Mantell
1835Enchodus halocyon Agassiz p. 55
1837Enchodus halocyon Agassiz figs. Pl 25c, figs 1-16
1843Enchodus halocyon Agassiz p. 64
1901Enchodus lewesiensis Woodward p. 191 figs. pl. xi, fig. 1
1901Enchodus annectens Woodward p. 195 figs. pl. xi, figs. 4-5
1903Enchodus lewesiensis Woodward p. 57 figs. Pl 14, figs 1-8; text-fig 13
1969Enchodus lewesiensis Goody p. 72 figs. 32-36, 38A
2006Enchodus lewesiensis Shimada et al. p. 26
2022Enchodus lewesiensis Argyriou p. 106

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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)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyEnchodontidaeWoodward 1901
genusEnchodus
specieslewesiensis(Mantell 1822)

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.

Enchodus lewesiensis Mantell 1822
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Invalid names: Enchodus annectens Woodward 1901 [synonym], Enchodus halocyon Agassiz 1835 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:10:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:46
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 99.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Enchodus lewesiensis (222438 222446 222450 227635)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8United Kingdom (England) Enchodus lewesiensis (170131 222444)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Enchodus lewesiensis (213668)