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Osmeroides

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Osmeroididae

Taxonomy
Osmeroides was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Salmo lewesiensis. It is the type genus of Osmeroididae.

It was assigned to Elopidae by Woodward (1901) and Casier (1946); to Osmeroididae by Forey (1973) and Fielitz (1996); and to Elopiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Osmeroides Agassiz p. 55
1863Rhabdolepis von der Marck p. 26
1868Holcolepis von der Marck p. 278
1868Dermatoptychus von der Marck p. 287
1901Osmeroides Woodward p. 11
1946Osmeroides Casier p. 113
1973Osmeroides Forey p. 94
1996Osmeroides Fielitz p. 1377 figs. 6-9
2002Osmeroides 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
suborderAlbuloidei
familyOsmeroididae
genusOsmeroides

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. †Osmeroides Agassiz 1835
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†Osmeroides belgicus Winkler 1874
†Osmeroides brevis Davis 1887
†Osmeroides cretaceus von der Marck 1863
†Osmeroides delicatus Cockerell 1919
†Osmeroides insignis Delvaux and Orlieb 1844
†Osmeroides latifrons Woodward 1907
†Osmeroides latus Davis 1887
†Osmeroides levis Woodward 1901
†Osmeroides lewesiensis Mantell 1822
†Osmeroides maximus Davis 1887
†Osmeroides megapterus Pictet 1850
†Osmeroides minor Davis 1887
†Osmeroides ornatus Hay 1903
†Osmeroides vinarensis Bayer 1905
Invalid names: Dermatoptychus von der Marck 1868 [synonym], Holcolepis von der Marck 1868 [synonym]
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 Albian to the top of the Ypresian or 113.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) O. lewesiensis (86975)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) O. transversus (22733)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Holcolepis attenuatus, O. ornatus (221230)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Holcolepis sp. (220897) O. sp. (220907)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Morocco (Meknès - Tafilalt) O. rheris (51686)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) O. delicatus (221341)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic O. sp. (90517)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Clupea attenuata, O. megapterus, O. brevis, O. latus, O. minor, O. maximus (170327) O. megapterus (221187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Holcolepis cretaceus (213198) O. lewesiensis (221859) Rhabdolepis cretaceus (221711)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Greece (Lamia) O. sp. (207615)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Halecopsis insignis (218996 218997 218998 218999 219001)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Halecopsis insignis (13299 76601 185905)