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Ogcocephalidae

Osteichthyes - Lophiiformes - Ogcocephalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Ogcocephalidae Jordan p. 742
1984Ogcocephalidae Gaemers p. 26
2006Ogcocephalidae Schultz p. 428
2007Ogcocephalidae Schwarzhans p. 331
2013Ogcocephalidae Betancur et al.
2014Ogcocephalidae Bannikov p. 26
2014Ogcocephalidae Carnevale et al. p. 42
2016Ogcocephalidae Nelson et al. p. 511

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderLophiiformes
suborderOgcocephaloidei
familyOgcocephalidae
familyOgcocephalidae

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.

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G. Dibranchus Peters 1876
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Dibranchus geniculatus Schwarzhans 1980
Dibranchus kakahoensis Schwarzhans 2019
G. Halieutaea Valenciennes 1837
G. †Ogcocephalidarum Schuber 1906
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Ogcocephalidarum balcombiensis Schwarzhans 1985
Ogcocephalidarum unicus Bassoli 1906
G. †Tarkus Carnevale and Pietsch 2011
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Tarkus squirei Carnevale and Pietsch 2011
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 21:28:19
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:19
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Mangaorapan to the top of the Tortonian or 52.00000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Tarkus squirei (94830)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius geniculatus (219501)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius geniculatus (219504)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Dibranchus kakahoensis (219510 219511)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius geniculatus (219333)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Ogcocephalidarum balcombiensis (219137)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Ogcocephalidarum unicus (178120)