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Stephanodus lybicus

Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae

Taxonomy
Ancistrodon lybicus was named by Zittel (1888).

It was recombined as Stephanodus lybicus by Tabaste (1963), Cappetta (1972), Kumar and Loyal (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Ancistrodon lybicus Zittel
1963Stephanodus lybicus Tabaste p. 476
1972Stephanodus lybicus Cappetta p. 228 figs. Pl 13, figs 2-7
1987Stephanodus lybicus Kumar and Loyal p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
familyEotrigonodontidaeWhite 1935
genusStephanodusZittel 1883
specieslybicus(Zittel 1888)

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.

Stephanodus lybicus Zittel 1888
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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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Eocene or 72.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Stephanodus lybicus (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Stephanodus lybicus (122240)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Niger Stephanodus lybicus (229528 229529)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mali Stephanodus lybicus (202360)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Stephanodus lybicus (60397)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Niger (Tahoua) Stephanodus lybicus (178660)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9Mali Stephanodus lybicus (202362)