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Melamphaidae
Taxonomy
Melamphaidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Xenoberyces by Jordan (1963); to Beryciformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016); to Stephanoberyciformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), Lin et al. (2017); and to Stephanoberycifirmes by Lin et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Xenoberyces by Jordan (1963); to Beryciformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016); to Stephanoberyciformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), Lin et al. (2017); and to Stephanoberycifirmes by Lin et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1963 | Melamphaidae Jordan p. 672 |
| 2012 | Melamphaidae Fierstine et al. p. 90 |
| 2013 | Melamphaidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Melamphaidae Nelson et al. p. 313 |
| 2017 | Melamphaidae Lin et al. p. 23 |
| 2017 | Melamphaidae Lin et al. p. 891 |
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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.
Fm. Melamphaidae
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G. Melamphaes Guenther 1864
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†Melamphaes acanthifer Lin et al. 2017
†Melamphaes leeae Schwarzhans 2019
†Melamphaes ovalis Schwarzhans 1980
Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Gelasian or 48.07000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | France | Melamphaes acanthifer (188957 188958 188962) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (North Island) | Melamphaes leeae (219522) Scopelogadus sp., Melamphaes leeae (219517) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand | Melamphaes leeae (152323) | |
| Tortonian | Italy | Melamphaes sp., Scopelogadus sp. (187503) Scopelogadus sp. (178120 187504 187596) | |
| Tortonian | Greece (Crete) | Scopelogadus sp. (207584 207586 207587 207588) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (California) | Scopelogadus capistranensis (85204) Scopelogadus mizolepis (91023) | |
| Tongaporutuan | New Zealand (North Island) | Melamphaes ovalis, Scopeloberyx siooides (219269) Scopeloberyx siooides, Melamphaes ovalis (219553) | |
| Messinian | Greece (Crete) | Scopelogadus sp. (207591) | |
| Gelasian | Italy | Scopelogadus beanii (159096) |