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Kalops

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Kalops was named by Poplin and Lund (2002). Its type is Kalops monophrys.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Poplin and Lund (2002).

Species
K. diophrys, K. loganensis, K. monophrys (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Kalops Poplin and Lund

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
genusKalops

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. †Kalops Poplin and Lund 2002
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†Kalops diophrys Poplin and Lund 2002
†Kalops loganensis Shen 2025
†Kalops monophrys Poplin and Lund 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Arnsbergian to the top of the Moscovian or 326.90000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Montana) K. diophrys, K. monophrys (136169)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) K. diophrys (116764 130890) K. diophrys, K. monophrys (116659 227061) K. monophrys (90681 116763) K. sp., K. diophrys, K. monophrys (116654) K. sp., K. monophrys (116660)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (indiana) K. loganensis (132245)