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Diplomystus dentatus

Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes

Taxonomy
Diplomystus dentatus was named by Cope (1877). Its type specimen is AMNH 2477 and is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Diplomystus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Clupea theta Cope
1877Diplomystus theta Cope
1877Diplomystus dentatus Cope p. 808
1877Diplomystus analis Cope p. 809
1877Diplomystus pectorosus Cope p. 810
1901Diplomystus dentatus Woodward p. 139
1902Diplomystus analis Hay p. 391
1902Diplomystus dentatus Hay p. 391
1902Diplomystus pectorosus Hay p. 391
1902Diplomystus theta Hay p. 391
1910Diplomystus dentatus Jordan p. 24
1982Diplomystus dentatus Grande p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
superorderClupeomorpha
orderEllimmichthyiformes
suborderArmigatoideiMurray and Wilson 2013
genusDiplomystus
speciesdentatus

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.

Diplomystus dentatus Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Diplomystus analis Cope 1877 [synonym], Diplomystus pectorosus Cope 1877 [synonym], Diplomystus theta Cope 1873 [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 21:17:18
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:17:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Diplomystus dentatus (15853)