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Hypsidoris oregonensis

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Hypsidoridae

Taxonomy
Hypsidoris oregonensis was named by Grande and De Pinna (1998). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Horse Heaven Mine, which is in an Eocene lacustrine shale in the Clarno Formation of Oregon. It is the type species of Hypsidoris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Hypsidoris oregonensis Grande and De Pinna

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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
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
Otophysa
superorderCharaciphysae
orderSiluriformes
suborderHypsidoroidei
familyHypsidoridae
genusHypsidoris
speciesoregonensis

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.

Hypsidoris oregonensis Grande and De Pinna 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:43:11
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:34:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Hypsidoris oregonensis (type locality: 134674)