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Lepidopus caudatus

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae

Taxonomy
Lepidopus caudatus was named by Euphrasen (1788). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Lepidopus caudatus Euphrasen
1979Lepidopus caudatus Steurbaut p. 76
1984Lepidopus caudatus Steurbaut p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
familyTrichiuridae
genusLepidopusGouan 1770
speciescaudatusEuphrasen 1788

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.

Lepidopus caudatus Euphrasen 1788
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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 Oligocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Czechia (Tschechien) Lepidopus caudatus (185664)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Lepidopus caudatus (219196 220042)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Lepidopus caudatus (219197)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece (Zakynthos) Lepidopus caudatus (207583)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Greece (Crete) Lepidopus caudatus (207304)