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Eclipes

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Brotulidae

Taxonomy
Eclipes was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1919) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Brotulidae by Jordan and Gilbert (1920); to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gadidae by Jordan (1925), David (1943), David (1956) and Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Eclipes Jordan and Gilbert
1920Eclipes Jordan and Gilbert p. 41
1925Eclipes Jordan p. 17
1943Eclipes David p. 19
1956Eclipes David p. 600 figs. Table 2
2002Eclipes Sepkoski
2012Eclipes Fierstine et al. p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyBrotulidae
genusEclipesJordan and Gilbert 1919

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. †Eclipes Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Eclipes extensus Jordan 1919
†Eclipes manni Jordan 1921
†Eclipes santamonicae David 1943
†Eclipes veternus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Invalid names: Merriamina ectenes Jordan and Gilbert 1919 [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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) E. veternus, Merriamina ectenes (186021)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) E. extensus (85313)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) E. sp. (84331)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) E. veternus, E. manni (45489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) E. santamonicae (185672 185673) E. sp. (167462 186660) E. veternus (91023)