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Halecidae

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Halecidae

Taxonomy
Halecidae was named by Agassiz (1834). Its type is Halec.

It was assigned to Halecoidei by Goody (1969), Forey et al. (2003); and to Aulopiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2012-02-14; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-08-31

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Halecidae Agassiz
1969Halecidae Goody p. 126
2003Halecidae Forey et al. p. 229
2016Halecidae Nelson et al. p. 267

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Cyclosquamata
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderHalecoidei
familyHalecidaeAgassiz 1834
familyHalecidaeAgassiz 1834

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.

Fm. †Halecidae Agassiz 1834
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G. †Halec Agassiz 1834
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Halec eupterygius Dixon 1850
Halec haueri Bassani 1879
Halec laubei Fritsch 1878
Halec sternbergi Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Archaeogadus guestphalicus von der Marck 1868 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archaeogadus von der Marck 1868 [synonym], Pomognathus Dixon 1850 [synonym]
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Hemisaurida hakelensis Goody 1969
G. †Phylactocephalus Davis 1887
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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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Croatia Elopopsis haueri (123565)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Hemisaurida hakelensis (221080) Phylactocephalus microlepis (127467 216596 221158)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany Archaeogadus guestphalicus (221722)