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Dipteronotus

Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Perleididae

Taxonomy
Dipteronotus was named by Egerton (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 1038,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Colobodontidae by Martin (1980), Martin (1982); to Cleiothrolepididae by Bürgin (1992); to Perleidiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Perleididae by Tintori et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Dipteronotus Egerton
1980Dipteronotus Martin p. 446
1982Dipteronotus Martin p. 355
1992Dipteronotus Bürgin p. 100
2002Dipteronotus Sepkoski
2016Dipteronotus Tintori et al. p. 191

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
familyPerleididaeBrough 1931
genusDipteronotusEgerton 1854

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. †Dipteronotus Egerton 1854
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Dipteronotus cyphus Egerton 1854
Dipteronotus gibbosus Martin 1980
Dipteronotus olgiatii Tintori 1990
Dipteronotus ornatus Bürgin 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Created: 2014-02-08 20:12:07
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:12:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Neuman and Wilson 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Alaunian or 244.24000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464United Kingdom (England) D. cyphus (88992) D. sp. (97695)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Italy D. sp. (154334)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Switzerland D. ornatus (122068)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Switzerland D. ornatus (122057)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Switzerland D. sp. (153375)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) D. sp. (101875)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy D. olgiatii (116568)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) D. gibbosus (94786)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Luxembourg (Diekirch) D. sp. (56047)