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Signata

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Signata Frizzell and Dante p. 708
2019Signata Ebersole et al. p. 199

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphididae
genusSignata

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. †Signata Frizzell and Dante 1965
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Signata nicoli Frizzell and Dante 1965
Signata stenzeli Frizzell and Dante 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 07:46:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 09:46:14
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2003, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) S. stenzeli (84145)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) S. stenzeli (237142)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) S. nicoli (84146) S. stenzeli (237116)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Texas) S. nicoli (84147) S. stenzeli (84143)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) S. stenzeli (237117)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) S. stenzeli (7437 7438 7439 237131 237143)