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Heterolepidotus

Osteichthyes - Ionoscopiformes - Furidae

Taxonomy
Heterolepidotus was named by Egerton (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 452,1066].

It was assigned to Eugnathidae by Woodward (1895); to Furidae by Gardiner (1960); and to Amiiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Brachyichthys Winkler
1868Eulepidotus Egerton p. 503
1872Heterolepidotus Egerton
1895Heterolepidotus Woodward p. 304
1923Plesiolepidotus Schlosser
1960Heterolepidotus Gardiner p. 288
2002Heterolepidotus Sepkoski
2002Plesiolepidotus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
—Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderIonoscopiformesGrande and Bemis 1998
familyFuridaeJordan 1923
genusHeterolepidotusEgerton 1872

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. †Heterolepidotus Egerton 1872
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†Heterolepidotus angulati Deecke 1888
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Invalid names: Notagogus incertus Costa 1864 [synonym]
†Heterolepidotus dorsalis Agassiz 1833
†Heterolepidotus egidiivenantii de Alessandri 1910
†Heterolepidotus gibbus Bassani 1886
†Heterolepidotus latus Egerton 1872
†Heterolepidotus rhombifer Agassiz 1836
†Heterolepidotus striatus Agassiz 1837
†Heterolepidotus taramellii de Alessandri 1910
Invalid names: Brachyichthys Winkler 1861 [synonym], Eulepidotus Egerton 1868 [synonym], Plesiolepidotus Schlosser 1923 [synonym]
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 Illyrian to the top of the Ibex or 243.33000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy Semionotus gibbus (149323)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy H. egidiivenantii (153405) H. taramellii (153401)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria (Tirol) Pholidophorus dorsalis, Semionotus striatus, Pholidophorus cephalus (130601 130602)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy Pholidophorus cephalus, Notagogus incertus (153108)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Luxembourg H. sp. (67895)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France H. angulati (122726)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom Lepidotus serrulatus (131892)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (England) Lepidotus serrulatus (122157 122158)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) H. latus (122153) H. latus, Eulepidotus sauroides (122154 122155)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) H. latus (159158)