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Coryphaenoides rupestris

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae

Taxonomy
Coryphaenoides rupestris was named by Gunnerus (1765). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Coryphaenoides.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1765Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus
1986Coryphaenoides rupestris Schwarzhans
2003Coryphaenoides rupestris Schwarzhans p. 61
2006Coryphaenoides rupestris Girone et al. p. 656

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Paracanthomorphacea
Zeiogadaria
Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderMacrouroidei
familyMacrouridaeJordan and Evermann 1898
genusCoryphaenoidesGunnerus 1765
speciesrupestrisGunnerus 1765

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.

Coryphaenoides rupestris Gunnerus 1765
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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 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ionian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy Coryphaenoides rupestris (159455)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy Coryphaenoides rupestris (159361)