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Hesperopsephurus

Osteichthyes - Acropomatiformes - Polyodontidae

Taxonomy
Hesperopsephurus was named by Nessov (1997). Its type is Hesperopsephurus kyatensis.

It was assigned to Polyodontidae by Nessov (1997).

Species
H. kyatensis (type species)
Entered
by R. Benson on 2012-01-11; modified by R. Benson on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Hesperopsephurus Nessov pp. 158-159 figs. pl. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
orderAcropomatiformes
infraclassActinopteri()
orderAmblypteriformesHeyler 1969
orderBerycomorphi
orderCheirolepidiformes
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyPolyodontidaeBonaparte 1838
genusHesperopsephurus

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. †Hesperopsephurus Nessov 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:46:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:46:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) H. kyatensis (58208)