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Hoplostethus (Hoplostethus)

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Hoplostethus (Hoplostethus) was named by Cuvier (1839).

It was assigned to Hoplostethus by Cuvier (1839).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Hoplostethus (Hoplostethus) Cuvier

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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
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderBerycoidei
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusHoplostethusCuvier and Valenciennes 1829
subgenusHoplostethusCuvier 1839

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.

Subg. †Hoplostethus (Hoplostethus) Cuvier 1839
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tongaporutuan to the top of the Opoitian or 11.04000 to 3.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) Hoplostethus mediterraneus (219269)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand Hoplostethus mediterraneus (219270)