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Aequalobythites aequalis

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Lepophidium aequalis was named by Stinton and Nolf (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Balegem, which is in a Lutetian coastal sandstone in Belgium.

It was recombined as Aequalobythites aequalis by Schwarzhans (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Lepophidium aequalis Stinton and Nolf p. 222
1972Lepophidium aequalis Nolf p. 142
2007Aequalobythites aequalis Schwarzhans p. 319

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusAequalobythitesSchwarzhans 1981
speciesaequalis()

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.

Aequalobythites aequalis Stinton and Nolf 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Lepophidium aequalis (220174)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Lepophidium aequalis (type locality: 123069)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) Aequalobythites aequalis (188954)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Lepophidium aequalis (41992 41998)