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Alepisauriformes

Actinopteri - Alepisauriformes

Taxonomy
Alepisauriformes was named by Regan (1911). It is extant.

It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eurypterygii by Forey et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Alepisauriformes Regan
2002Alepisauriformes Sepkoski
2003Alepisauriformes Forey et al. p. 229

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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)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
orderAlepisauriformesRegan 1911
orderAlepisauriformesRegan 1911

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.

Or. Alepisauriformes Regan 1911
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†Lestidiops sphekodes Sauvage 1870
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 20:47:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:47:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aptian to the top of the Gelasian or 125.00000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico (Chiapas) Alepisauriformes indet. (68835)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Lestidiops sphekodes (186580 210628)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Lestidiops sphekodes (186576 186577 210251 210640) Tydeus sphekodes, Lestidiops sphekodes (185692)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Sicily) Lestidiops sphekodes (186578)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Lestidiops sphyrenoides (210256)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Italy Lestidiops sphyrenoides (145680)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Lestidiops sp., Lestidiops sphyrenoides (57058)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Bologna) Lestidiops sp. (186574)