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Homorhynchus colei

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Palaeorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Palaeorhynchum colei was named by Agassiz (1842). Its type specimen is BMNH P4122 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Homorhynchus colei by Danil'chenko (1960), Danil'chenko (1980), Fierstine (2006), Monsch and Bannikov (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Palaeorhynchum colei Agassiz figs. Pl 32, fig 1
1843Palaeorhynchum colei Agassiz p. 85
1960Homorhynchus colei Danil'chenko p. 168
1980Homorhynchus colei Danil'chenko p. 164
2006Homorhynchus colei Fierstine p. 435
2011Homorhynchus colei Monsch and Bannikov p. 291

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyPalaeorhynchidae
genusHomorhynchusVan Beneden 1873
speciescolei()

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.

Homorhynchus colei Agassiz 1842
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011Lower jaw not elongated, much shorter than rostrum. Two pterygiophoresperinterneural spaces in anterior part of dorsal fin. Ceratotrichia of dorsal and anal fin relatively short (shorter than maximum body depth). Pelvic fin with two lepidotrichia.
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: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Glarus) Homorhynchus colei (186471)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Georgia (Abkhazia) Homorhynchus colei (186462)