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Aulopidae
Taxonomy
Aulopidae was named by Cope (1872). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iniomi by Jordan (1963), Casier (1966); to Halecoidei by Forey et al. (2003); to Aulopoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Aulopiformes by Schwarzhans (2003), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Iniomi by Jordan (1963), Casier (1966); to Halecoidei by Forey et al. (2003); to Aulopoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Aulopiformes by Schwarzhans (2003), Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Aulopidae Cope |
| 1963 | Aulopidae Jordan p. 652 |
| 1966 | Aulopidae Casier p. 144 |
| 2003 | Aulopidae Forey et al. p. 229 |
| 2003 | Aulopidae Schwarzhans p. 44 |
| 2013 | Aulopidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Aulopidae Nelson et al. p. 268 |
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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. Aulopidae Cope 1872
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G. †Aulopopsis Casier 1966
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†Aulopopsis depresifrons Casier 1966
†Aulopopsis egertoni Casier 1966
G. Aulopus Cloquet 1816
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Aulopus filamentosus Bloch 1792 [royal flagfin]
†Aulopus pristinus Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Nematonotus Woodward 1899
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†Nematonotus bottae Pictet and Humbert 1866
†Nematonotus longispinus Davis 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Altonian or 100.50000 to 15.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Croatia | Clupea bottae (123565) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | Clupea bottae (221227) Nematonotus longispinus (221229) Pseudoberyx longispina (216596) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Lebanon | Nematonotus bottae (124426) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom | Aulopopsis egertoni (215472) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Aulopopsis depressifrons (76601) Labrophagus esocinus (13299) | |
| Mangaorapan - Heretaungan | New Zealand (South Island) | Aulopus pristinus (219501) | |
| Heretaungan | New Zealand (South Island) | Aulopus pristinus (219498) | |
| Bortonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Aulopus pristinus (205332 219322 219508 219509) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Aulopus sp. (219622) |