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Rhacolepis buccalis

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Rhacolepis buccalis was named by Agassiz (1841). Its type specimen is BMNH P4314a, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Rhacolepis buccalis Agassiz
1901Rhacolepis buccalis Woodward p. 30
1995Rhacolepis buccalis Maisey and Carvalho p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusRhacolepis
speciesbuccalisAgassiz 1841

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.

Rhacolepis buccalis Agassiz 1841
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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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Pernambuco) Rhacolepis buccalis (193049 193050 193051 193052 193053 193054)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Rhacolepis buccalis (92290)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Brazil (Pernacumbo) Racholepis sp. (165422)