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Anaethalion

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Anaethalion was named by White (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm-u K Vala-l Sepkoski's reference number: 452,915].

It was assigned to Elopidae by Forey (1973); and to Elopiformes by Arratia (2000) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Aethalion Munster
1895Aethalion Woodward p. 518
1919Aethalion Woodward p. 125
1938Anaethalion White
1973Anaethalion Forey p. 35
2000Anaethalion Arratia p. 151
2002Anaethalion Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusAnaethalionWhite 1938

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. †Anaethalion White 1938
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†Anaethalion knorri de Blainville 1818
†Anaethalion valdensis Woodward 1907
†Anaethalion zapporum Arratia 2000
Invalid names: Aethalion Munster 1842 [replaced]
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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 155.70000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) A. sp. (150583)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) A. cirinensis (187436)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. angustus, A. cirinensis (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bayern) A. zapporum (59175)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Belgium (Sauerland) A. robustus (22645)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation (Nerchinsk) Pholidophorus macrorhynchus (142140)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Italy (Campania) A. sp. (112631)