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Hiodon

Osteichthyes - Hiodontiformes - Hiodontidae

Taxonomy
Hiodon was named by Guo-Qing and Wilson (1994). It is extant. Its type is Hiodon consteniorum. It is the type genus of Hiodontidae.

It was assigned to Hiodontidae by Guo-Qing and Wilson (1994), Friedman et al. (2010).

Species
H. alosoides, H. consteniorum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Hiodon Guo-Qing and Wilson
2010Hiodon Friedman et al. p. S38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossomorpha()
orderHiodontiformes
familyHiodontidaeCuvier and Valenciennes 1846
genusHiodon

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.

G. Hiodon Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
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Hiodon alosoides Rafinesque 1819
Hiodon consteniorum Guo-Qing and Wilson 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) H. consteniorum (134348)
Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene56.0 - 27.3USA (Oregon) H. sp. (227073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) H. tergisus (224189)