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Telepholis

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes

Taxonomy
Telepholis was named by von der Marck (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. Its type is Telepholis acrocephalus.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Stomiiformes by Dietze (2009).

Species
T. acrocephalus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Telepholis von der Marck p. 276
1901Telepholis Woodward p. 284
2002Telepholis Sepkoski
2009Telepholis Dietze p. 560

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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
Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
genusTelepholis

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. †Telepholis von der Marck 1868
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Telepholis acrocephalus von der Marck 1868
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 21:43:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:43:47
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany T. acrocephalus (213198)