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Benthesikyme

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Taxonomy
Benthesikyme was named by White and Moy-Thomas (1940).

It was synonymized subjectively with Dercetis by Goody (1969).

It was assigned to Dercetidae by Taverne (1981) and Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Leptotrachelus von der Marck p. 59
1878Triaenaspis Cope
1901Leptotrachelus Woodward p. 173
1902Leptotrachelus Hay p. 397
1902Triaenaspis Hay p. 397
1903Leptotrachelus Woodward p. 68
1940Benthesikyme White and Moy-Thomas
1981Benthesikyme Taverne
2021Benthesikyme Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyDercetidaeCope
genusBenthesikymeWhite and Moy-Thomas 1940

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. †Benthesikyme White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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†Benthesikyme armatus von der Marck 1863
†Benthesikyme gracilis Davis 1887
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Invalid names: Leptotrachelus longipinnis Cope 1878 [synonym]
†Benthesikyme rostralis Signeux 1954
Invalid names: Leptotrachelus von der Marck 1863 [replaced]
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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 122.46000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany B. sp. (212878)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Leptotrachelus longipinnis, Triaenaspis virgulatus (221231) Leptotrachelus serpentinus (221229 221230)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Leptotrachelus gracilis (221232) Leptotrachelus triqueter (170327 221226) Leptotrachelus triqueter, Leptotrachelus gracilis (221157)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Leptotrachelus armatus (213198 221714 221717)