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Dactylopteroidei
Taxonomy
Dactylopteroidei is a suborder. It is extant.
It was assigned to Syngnathiformes by Betancur et al. (2013), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Syngnathiformes by Betancur et al. (2013), van der Laan (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Dactylopteroidei Betancur et al. |
| 2019 | Dactylopteroidei van der Laan p. 75 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Cyprus | Dactylopterus sp. (185663) | |
| Zanclean | Italy | Dactylopterus volitans (210256) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Italy | Dactylopterus volitans (145678) | |
| Piacenzian | Greece (Crete) | Dactylopterus sp. (207303) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | Italy | Dactylopterus volitans (57058) |