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Hoplostethus mediterraneus

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Hoplostethus mediterraneus was named by Cuvier (1829). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. durus, H. sinusaustralis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier
1983Hoplostethus mediterraneus Nolf and Steurbaut p. 176
2006Hoplostethus mediterraneus Girone et al. p. 657

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderBerycoidei
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusHoplostethusCuvier and Valenciennes 1829
speciesmediterraneusCuvier 1829

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.

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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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Ionian or 7.24600 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Hoplostethus mediterraneus (172915 220503)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Italy Hoplostethus mediterraneus (159361)