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Gadophycis

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Gadophycis was named by Stinton (1965).

It was assigned to Ophidiidae by Schwarzhans (2007); and to Sirembinae by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Gadophycis Stinton
2007Gadophycis Schwarzhans p. 329
2011Gadophycis Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
subfamilySirembinaeGill 1863
genusGadophycisStinton 1965

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.

G. †Gadophycis Stinton 1965
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Gadophycis bramscheensis Schwarzhans 2007
Gadophycis serratus Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.60000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Ukraine G. serratus (159509)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) G. bramscheensis (188954)