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Eclipes veternus

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Brotulidae

Taxonomy
Eclipes veternus was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1919). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Modena, which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Monterey Formation of California.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Eclipes veternus Jordan and Gilbert p. 19
1919Merriamina ectenes Jordan and Gilbert p. 56 figs. Plate XXVI, Figs. 1, 3
1920Eclipes veternus Jordan and Gilbert p. 41
1943Eclipes veternus David p. 20
1956Eclipes veternus David p. 600 figs. Table 2
2012Eclipes veternus Fierstine et al. p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyBrotulidae
genusEclipesJordan and Gilbert 1919
speciesveternusJordan and Gilbert 1919

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.

Eclipes veternus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Invalid names: Merriamina ectenes Jordan and Gilbert 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Eclipes veternus, Merriamina ectenes (type locality: 186021)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Eclipes veternus (45489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Eclipes veternus (91023)