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Eocoelopoma hopwoodi

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Eocoelopoma hopwoodi was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH 36136 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Micrornatus hopwoodi by Monsch (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Eocoelopoma hopwoodi Casier p. 476 figs. Fig. 31
2004Micrornatus hopwoodi Monsch p. 474

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
genusEocoelopoma
specieshopwoodi

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.

†Eocoelopoma hopwoodi Casier 1966
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Micrornatus hopwoodi (215472)