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Enchelurus

Actinopteri - Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae

Taxonomy
Enchelurus was named by von der Marck (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 2,915].

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Halosauridae by Woodward (1903); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Enchelurus von der Marck p. 58
1901Enchelurus Woodward p. 164
1903Enchelurus Woodward p. 74
2002Enchelurus 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()
orderNotacanthiformes
familyHalosauridae
genusEnchelurus

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. †Enchelurus von der Marck 1863
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Enchelurus anglicus Woodward 1901
Enchelurus syriacus Woodward 1901
Enchelurus villosus von der Marck 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 99.60000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) E. anglicus (222454 227635 227989)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany E. villosus (221717)