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Otolithus (Chrysophris)

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Chrysophris was named by Cuvier (1829). It is extant.

It was reranked as Otolithus (Chrysophris) by Bassoli (1906); it was misspelled as Chrysophrys by Bohm (1926) and Deraniyagala (1969); it was corrected as Chrysophrys by Alessandri (1896), Leriche (1926) and Cione et al. (2000).

It was assigned to Otolithus by Bassoli (1906); to Sparidae by Leriche (1926); to Trygonidae by Deraniyagala (1969); and to Sparidae by Alessandri (1896), Bohm (1926) and Cione et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Chrysophris Cuvier
1896Chrysophrys Alessandri p. 727
1906Otolithus (Chrysophris) Bassoli
1926Chrysophrys Bohm p. 83
1926Chrysophrys Leriche p. 448
1969Chrysophris Deraniyagala p. 7
2000Chrysophrys Cione et al. p. 198

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderSpariformes
familySparidae(Cuvier 1817)
subgenusOtolithus (Chrysophris)(Cuvier 1829)
subgenusChrysophris(Cuvier 1829)

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.

Subg. Otolithus (Chrysophris) Cuvier 1829
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†Chrysophris doederleini Bassoli and Schubert 1906
†Chrysophris hennii Van Beneden 1871
†Chrysophris miolankae Deraniyagala 1969
†Chrysophrys brevis Lednev 1914
†Chrysophrys diatomaceus Bogatshov 1942
†Chrysophrys honi Leriche 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Serravallian or 38.00000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Chrysophrys blankenhorni (149316)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Libya Chrysophrys sp. (42144)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Chrysophris schoppi (95898)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy Chrysophrys cincta (47623)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Sri Lanka Chrysophrys miolankae (13449)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Sri Lanka (Puttalam) Chrysophrys miolankae (14149)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Argentina (Entre Rios) Chrysophrys sp. (55599)