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Rhacolepis buccalis

Actinopteri - 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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Pernambuco) Rhacolepis buccalis (193049 193050 193051 193052 193053 193054)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Brazil (Pernacumbo) Racholepis sp. (165422)