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Cyprinodon

Osteichthyes - Cyprinodontiformes - Cyprinodontidae

Taxonomy
Cyprinodon was named by Lacépède (1803). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cyprinodontidae by Cockerell (1936), Miller (1945).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Cyprinodon Lacépède
1936Cyprinodon Cockerell
1945Cyprinodon Miller p. 321

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderCyprinodontiformesBertin 1958
suborderCyprinodontoidei
familyCyprinodontidae
genusCyprinodonLacépède 1803

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.

G. Cyprinodon Lacépède 1803
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†Cyprinodon breviradius Miller 1945
†Cyprinodon primulus Cockerell 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:16:21
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:16:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Priabonian or 59.24000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) C. primulus (151867)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (California) C. breviradius (204522)