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Paraelops

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Paraelops was named by Silva Santos (1971). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Elopidae by Silva Santos (1971).

Species
P. cearensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Paraelops Silva Santos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusParaelops

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. †Paraelops Silva Santos 1971
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†Paraelops cearensis Silva Santos 1971
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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Pernambuco) P. cearenses (193050 193051)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceara) P. cearensis (142447)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Brazil (Pernacumbo) P. cearenses (165422)