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Osteorachis

Osteichthyes - Ionoscopiformes - Furidae

Taxonomy
Osteorachis was named by Egerton (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine J Call Sepkoski's reference number: 452]. Its type is Osteorachis macrocephalus.

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
1868Osteorachis Egerton p. 500
1868Isocolum Egerton p. 501
1895Osteorachis Woodward p. 324
1960Osteorachis Gardiner p. 281
2002Osteorachis 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
genusOsteorachis

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. †Osteorachis Egerton 1868
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Osteorachis granulatum Egerton 1868
Osteorachis leedsi Woodward 1897
Osteorachis macrocephalus Egerton 1868
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Invalid names: Heterolepidotus grandis Davis 1885 [synonym]
Invalid names: Isocolum Egerton 1868 [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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom Heterolepidotus grandis (153104)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) O. macrocephalus (122154) O. macrocephalus, Isocolum granulatum (122155)