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Vorhisia

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae

Taxonomy
Vorhisia was named by Frizzell (1965). Its type is Vorhisia vulpes.

It was assigned to Ariidae by Hoganson et al. (2019).

Species
V. vulpes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Vorhisia Frizzell
2019Vorhisia Hoganson et al. p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otocephala
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
Otophysi
Siluriphysi
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familyAriidaeBerg 1958
genusVorhisiaFrizzell 1965

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. †Vorhisia Frizzell 1965
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Vorhisia vulpes Frizzell 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:44:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:44:03
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) V. vulpes (179290 179291 179292 213582 213583 213587 213589 213593 213607 213609 213611 213613)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) V. sp. (127085)