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Bauzaia

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophididae

Taxonomy
Bauzaia was named by Frizzell and Dante (1965).

It was assigned to Ophididae by Frizzell and Dante (1965).

Species
B. gibbosa, B. lamberi, B. melrosensis, B. mucronatus, B. tuberosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. mucronata, B. occulta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Bauzaia Frizzell and Dante p. 710

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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
genusBauzaia

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. †Bauzaia Frizzell and Dante 1965
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†Bauzaia gibbosa Lin et al. 2024
†Bauzaia lamberi Frizzell and Dante 1965
†Bauzaia melrosensis Frizzell and Dante 1965
†Bauzaia mucronatus Koken 1888
†Bauzaia tuberosa Robba 1970
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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Tortonian or 56.00000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Maryland) B. gibbosa (237212)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) B. mucronata (237222)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) B. mucronata, B. lamberi, B. melrosensis (84145)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) B. mucronata (237142)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) B. mucronata, B. lamberi, Hoplobrotula melrosensis (237140)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) B. sp. (200654)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) B. mucronata, B. lamberi, B. melrosensis (84146) B. mucronata, B. lamberi, Hoplobrotula melrosensis (237116 237130)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Virginia) B. mucronata (237135)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) B. mucronata (84149)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Texas) B. lamberi (84147) B. mucronata, B. lamberi, B. melrosensis (84148)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) B. mucronata (237141)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) B. mucronata (237131 237143)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) B. mucronata, Hoplobrotula melrosensis (237117)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) B. occulta (32012)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Hoplobrotula tuberosa (178120)