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Alepocephali
Taxonomy
Alepocephali was named as an unranked clade. It is extant.
It was reranked as the superorder Alepocephali by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Otomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Otocephala by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was reranked as the superorder Alepocephali by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Otomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Otocephala by Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2013 | Alepocephali Betancur et al. |
2016 | Alepocephali Nelson et al. p. 172 |
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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.
Unr. Alepocephali
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Fm. Alepocephalidae
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G. Alepocephalus Goode and Bean 1879
G. Xenodermichthys Günther 1878
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†Xenodermichthys catulus Schubert 1908
†Xenodermichthys senesi Nolf and Brzobohaty 1994
Fm. Platytroctidae
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Invalid names: Bathylaconidae Parr 1948 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Carroll 1988 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Collections (9 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Rupelian | Azerbaijan | Palaeotroctes strictus (186452) | |
Rupelian | Czech Republic (Moravia) | Vachalia moraviensis (104941 159705) | |
Chattian | France | Alepocephalidae indet., Xenodermichthys senesi (219194) | |
Langhian | France | Xenodermichthys senesi (219197) | |
Tortonian | Italy | Xenodermichthys senesi (187503 187506) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Italy | Alepocephalus sp. (159455) | |
Gelasian - Ionian | Greece (Kephallonia) | Alepocephalus sp. (207577) |