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Trachichthyoides

Actinopteri - Beryciformes

Taxonomy
Trachichthyoides was named by Woodward (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Trachichthyoides ornatus.

It was assigned to Berycidae by Woodward (1902); to Holocentridae by Patterson (1964); to Trachichthyidae by Casier (1966); to Holocentroidei by Patterson (1993); and to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. ornatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Trachichthyoides Woodward p. 29
1964Trachichthyoides Patterson p. 359
1966Trachichthyoides Casier p. 437
1993Trachichthyoides Patterson
2002Trachichythyoides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderHolocentroideiJohnson and Patterson 1993
genusTrachichthyoides

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. †Trachichthyoides Woodward 1902
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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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) T. ornatus (222451)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) T. ornatus (238510)