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Oligopleura

Osteichthyes - Pholidophoriformes - Oligopleuridae

Taxonomy
Oligopleura was named by Thiolliere (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 452]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Oligopleuridae.

It was assigned to Amiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Oligopleuridae by van der Laan (2019).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-08-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Oligopleura Thiolliere
2002Oligopleura Sepkoski
2019Oligopleura van der Laan p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyOligopleuridaeWoodward 1895
genusOligopleuraThiolliere 1850

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. †Oligopleura Thiolliere 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available