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Bathypterois

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Bathypterois was named by Günther (1868). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chlorophthalmidae by Girone et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Bathypterois Günther
2006Bathypterois Girone et al. p. 655

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
familyChlorophthalmidaeJordan 1923
genusBathypteroisGünther 1868

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. Bathypterois Günther 1868
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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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy B. sp. (159455)