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Chilara taylori

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Ophidion taylori was named by Girard (1858). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chilara taylori by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Ophidion taylori Girard
2012Chilara taylori Fierstine et al. p. 75

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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
Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusChilaraJordan and Evermann 1896
speciestaylori(Girard 1858)

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.

Chilara taylori Girard 1858
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Chilara taylori (135043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chilara taylori (190889)