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Melamphaes

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae

Taxonomy
Melamphaes was named by Guenther (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Melamphaidae by Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (2013), Lin et al. (2017) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Melamphaes Guenther
1980Melamphaes Schwarzhans p. 125
2002Melamphaes Sepkoski
2013Melamphaes Schwarzhans p. 174
2017Melamphaes Lin et al. p. 891
2019Melamphaes Schwarzhans p. 179

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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
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
familyMelamphaidae
genusMelamphaesGuenther 1864

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. Melamphaes Guenther 1864
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Subg. Melamphaes (Plectromus) Gill 1883
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†Melamphaes acanthifer Lin et al. 2017
†Melamphaes leeae Schwarzhans 2019
†Melamphaes ovalis Schwarzhans 1980
Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling 1962
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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 47.80000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France M. acanthifer (188957 188958 188962)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand M. leeae (152323)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) M. leeae (219517 219522)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy M. sp. (187503)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) M. ovalis (219269 219553)