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Caproberyx

Actinopteri - Beryciformes

Taxonomy
Caproberyx was named by Regan (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. Its type is Beryx superbus.

It was assigned to Holocentridae by Patterson (1964); to Holocentroidei by Patterson (1993); and to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Caproberyx Regan
1964Caproberyx Patterson p. 341
1993Caproberyx Patterson
2002Caproberyx 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
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderHolocentroideiJohnson and Patterson 1993
genusCaproberyxRegan 1911

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. †Caproberyx Regan 1911
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†Caproberyx pharsus Patterson 1967
†Caproberyx polydesmus Arambourg 1954
†Caproberyx superbus Dixon 1850
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Invalid names: Berycopsis major Woodward 1902 [synonym]
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: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Coniacian100.5 - 86.3United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx superbus (222435)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon C. pharsus (220886)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Beryx superbus (222434)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx superbus (222436)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Berycopsis major (221376)