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Petalopteryx

Osteichthyes - Ophiopsiformes - Ophiopsiellidae

Taxonomy
Petalopteryx was named by Pictet (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: K l K Ceno Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Macrosemiidae by Woodward (1895); to Macrosemiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophiopsiellidae by Ebert (2018).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-07-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Petalopteryx Pictet p. 20
1895Petalopteryx Woodward p. 181
2002Petalopteryx Sepkoski
2018Petalopteryx Ebert p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderOphiopsiformes
familyOphiopsiellidae
genusPetalopteryx

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. †Petalopteryx Pictet 1850
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Petalopteryx syriacus Pictet 1850
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, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon P. syriacus (221080 221186)