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Apateopholis laniatus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Apateopholidae

Taxonomy
Rhinellus laniatus was named by Davis (1887). Its type specimen is BMNH P4745, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (Lewis collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

It was recombined as Prionolepis laniatus by Woodward (1901); it was recombined as Apateopholis laniatus by Goody (1969) and Forey et al. (2003).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Rhinellus longirostris Davis p. 611 figs. Pl 37, fig 3
1887Rhinellus laniatus Davis p. 612 figs. Pl 37, figs 6,7
1901Prionolepis laniatus Woodward p. 232
1969Apateopholis laniatus Goody p. 30 figs. 13-15
2003Apateopholis laniatus 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
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyApateopholidae
genusApateopholis
specieslaniatus()

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.

†Apateopholis laniatus Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Rhinellus longirostris Davis 1887 [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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Rhinellus laniatus, Rhinellus longirostris (type locality: 216596)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Apateopholis laniatus (124426)