Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Eospinus

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Bolcabalistidae

Taxonomy
Eospinus was named by Tyler and Bannikov (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Balistoidea by Tyler and Sorbini (1996); to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bolcabalistidae by Tyler and Santini (2002) and Santini and Tyler (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Eospinus Tyler and Bannikov
1996Eospinus Tyler and Sorbini p. 36
2002Eospinus Sepkoski
2002Eospinus Tyler and Santini p. 66
2003Eospinus Santini and Tyler p. 601

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
familyBolcabalistidae
genusEospinusTyler and Bannikov 1992

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. †Eospinus Tyler and Bannikov 1992
show all | hide all
Eospinus daniltshenkoi Tyler and Bannikov 1992
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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy E. daniltshenkoi (55239)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkmenistan E. daniltshenkoi (186444)