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Echeneidae
Taxonomy
Echeneidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Echeneiformes by Danil'chenko (1960); to Discocephali by Jordan (1963); and to Carangiformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Echeneiformes by Danil'chenko (1960); to Discocephali by Jordan (1963); and to Carangiformes by Betancur et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1960 | Echeneidae Danil'chenko p. 170 |
| 1963 | Echeneidae Jordan p. 727 |
| 2013 | Echeneidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Echeneidae Nelson et al. p. 384 |
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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.
Fm. Echeneidae
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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 Rupelian to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rupelian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Echeneidae indet., Oligoremora rhenana (68021) | |
| Burdigalian | Russian Federation | Echeneis urupensis (186458) |