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Chlorophthalmus postangulatus

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus was named by Nolf and Dockery (1993). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Argentinoideorum sculptissimus Nolf and Dockery p. 28 figs. pl. 2, fig. 7
1993Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Nolf and Dockery pp. 28-30 figs. pl. 2, figs. 1, 2
2003Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Schwarzhans p. 46
2004Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Schwarzhans p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Cyclosquamata
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
familyChlorophthalmidaeJordan 1923
genusChlorophthalmusBonaparte 1840
speciespostangulatusNolf and Dockery 1993

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.

†Chlorophthalmus postangulatus Nolf and Dockery 1993
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Invalid names: Argentinoideorum sculptissimus Nolf and Dockery 1993 [synonym]
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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Chlorophthalmus postangulatus (22943)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark Chlorophthalmus postangulatus (159792 159793 159794 159795)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Argentinoideorum sculptissimus (87817)