Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Echiodon pegasus

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae

Taxonomy
Echiodon pegasus was named by Markle and Olney (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Echiodon pegasus Markle and Olney
2019Echiodon pegasus Schwarzhans p. 172

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
familyCarapidaeJordan and Fowler 1902
genusEchiodonThompson 1837
speciespegasusMarkle and Olney 1990

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.

†Echiodon pegasus Markle and Olney 1990
show all | hide all
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Kapitean or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Echiodon pegasus (219611)
Kapitean7.2 - 5.333New Zealand (North Island) Echiodon pegasus (219555)