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Elops
Taxonomy
Elops was named by Linnaeus (1766) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Elopidae.
It was assigned to Elopiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Elopidae by Woodward (1901), Casier (1966), Forey (1973) and Lin et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Elopiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Elopidae by Woodward (1901), Casier (1966), Forey (1973) and Lin et al. (2017).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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.
G. Elops Linnaeus 1766
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†Elops miiformis Lin et al. 2017
Elops undulatus Casier 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Hauterivian to the top of the Holocene or 136.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 130.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 130.0 Ma
Collections (8 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Hauterivian | United Kingdom (England) | E. neocomiensis (66421) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | E. sp. (13299) | |
Lutetian | USA (Texas) | E. sp. (209370) | |
Lutetian | France | E. miiformis (188958 188961) E. miriformis (188960) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Georgia) | E. saurus (20604) | |
Holocene | Turks and Caicos Islands | E. saurus (209855) |