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Stratodus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Taxonomy
Stratodus was named by Cope (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Stratodontidae.

It was assigned to Stratodontidae by Hay (1902); to Dercetidae by Tabaste (1963), Applegate (1970) and Thurmond and Jones (1981); and to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Stratodus Cope
1902Stratodus Hay p. 387
1963Stratodus Tabaste p. 476
1970Stratodus Applegate p. 421
1981Stratodus Thurmond and Jones p. 101
2002Stratodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyDercetidaeCope
genusStratodusCope 1872

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. †Stratodus Cope 1872
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†Stratodus apicalis Cope 1872
†Stratodus oxypogon Cope 1877
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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Ypresian or 85.80000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) S. apicalis (81926 81928)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) S. apicalis (81932 81934)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel (Southern District) S. sp. (92192 92195)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Syria S. apicalis (117850 117852 117857)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger S. apicalis (229528)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) S. apicalis (48868 178660) S. sp. (104945)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mali (Kidal) S. apicalis (206855)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jordan S. apicalis (13366)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco S. apicalis (116902 116903)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco S. apicalis (99627 213665 213666)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Jordan S. apicalis (170239)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mali (Gao) S. apicalis (175262)