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Nemipterus

Osteichthyes - Spariformes - Nemipteridae

Taxonomy
Nemipterus was named by Swainson (1839). It is extant.

It was assigned to Nemipteridae by Nolf and Dockery (1993).

Species
N. caribbaeus
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. minsterensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Nemipterus Swainson
1993Nemipterus Nolf and Dockery p. 34

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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
orderSpariformes
familyNemipteridaeRegan 1930
genusNemipterusSwainson 1839

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. Nemipterus Swainson 1839
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†Nemipterus caribbaeus Nolf and Dockery 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 61.66000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) N. caribbaeus (87817)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) N. minsterensis (3262)