Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Hoplopterygiidae
Alternative combination: Zeus lewesiensis
Synonyms: Beryx ornatus Agassiz 1835, Beryx zippei Agassiz 1834, Hoplopteryx brevis Bayer 1905
Belongs to Hoplopteryx according to B. Ekrt et al. 2008
See also Agassiz 1834, Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1839, Bardack and Teller-Marshall 1982, Bayer 1905, Patterson 1964, von der Marck 1885 and Woodward 1902
Sister taxa: Hoplopteryx antiquus, Hoplopteryx dakotaensis, Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus, Hoplopteryx gibbus, Hoplopteryx insculptus, Hoplopteryx lewisi, Hoplopteryx macracanthus, Hoplopteryx oblongus, Hoplopteryx simus, Hoplopteryx spinulosus, Hoplopteryx stachei, Hoplopteryx syriacus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (7 collections), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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