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Otocephala

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Otocephala is an unranked clade.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ostarioclupeomorpha by Long (2011); it was synonymized subjectively with Otomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Clupeocephala by Cavin (1999), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Subtaxa
Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2012-02-09; modified by G. Lloyd on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Otocephala Cavin
2016Otocephala Nelson et al. p. 161
2019Otocephala Ebersole et al. p. 164
2025Otocephala Cicimurri et al. p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otocephala
Otocephala

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.

Unr. †Otocephala
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G. Otariophysi Rosen and Greenwood 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available