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Aequalobythites aequalis

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Lepophidium aequalis was named by Stinton and Nolf (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Balegem, which is in a Lutetian coastal sandstone in Belgium.

It was recombined as Aequalobythites aequalis by Schwarzhans (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Lepophidium aequalis Stinton and Nolf p. 222
1972Lepophidium aequalis Nolf p. 142
2007Aequalobythites aequalis Schwarzhans p. 319

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusAequalobythitesSchwarzhans 1981
speciesaequalis()

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.

†Aequalobythites aequalis Stinton and Nolf 1970
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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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Lepophidium aequalis (220174)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Lower Saxony,) Aequalobythites aequalis (188954)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Lepophidium aequalis (41992 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Lepophidium aequalis (type locality: 123069)