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Oplegnathidae
Taxonomy
Oplegnathidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); to Percomorpharia by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Perciformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Kurtiformes by Jordan (1963); to Percomorpharia by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Perciformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Oplegnathidae Jordan p. 700 |
| 2013 | Oplegnathidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Oplegnathidae Nelson et al. p. 437 |
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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.
Fm. Oplegnathidae
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Langhian or 47.80000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian - Lutetian | Antarctica | Oplegnathidae indet. (38816) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Antarctica (Seymour Island) | Oplegnathus sp. (53666) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Australia (Victoria) | Oplegnathus manni (46164) | |
| Langhian | Mexico (Baja California) | Oplegnathus sp. (52183) |