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Velifer

Actinopteri - Lampriformes - Veliferidae

Taxonomy
Velifer was named by Temminck and Schlegel (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lampridiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Veliferidae by Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Velifer Temminck and Schlegel
2002Velifer Sepkoski
2014Velifer Bannikov p. 26
2014Velifer Carnevale et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLampriformes
familyVeliferidaeBleeker 1859
genusVeliferTemminck and Schlegel 1850

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. Velifer Temminck and Schlegel 1850
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Velifer carosii Carnevale and Bannikov 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy V. sp., V. carosii (94830)