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Occithrissops

Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Allothrissopidae

Taxonomy
Occithrissops was named by Schaeffer and Patterson (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath Sepkoski's reference number: 746,915]. Its type is Occithrissops willsoni.

It was assigned to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Ichthyodectiformes by Schaeffer and Patterson (1984), Cavin et al. (2013); and to Allothrissopidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species
O. willsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Occithrissops Schaeffer and Patterson p. 40
2002Occithrissops Sepkoski
2013Occithrissops Cavin et al. p. 170
2019Occithrissops van der Laan p. 60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
familyAllothrissopidaePatterson and Rosen 1977
genusOccithrissops

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. †Occithrissops Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
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†Occithrissops willsoni Schaeffer and Patterson 1984
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Schaeffer and C. Patterson 1984Ichthyodectiform fishes in which the depth of head, length of snout,and size of mouth are intermediate between Allothrissops and Thrissops; chordacentra only, without perichordal ossification in individuals up to about 80 mm SL; uroneurals do not cover the lateral surfaces of preural centra, anterior tips of uroneurals 1-4 regularly spaced; supraneurals confined to abdominal vertebrae; anal fin strongly falcate, with 18-20 radials.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available