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Scleroparei

Osteichthyes - Scleroparei

Taxonomy
Scleroparei is an order.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Casier (1966).

Subtaxa
Cyclopterus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Scleroparei Casier p. 327

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderScleroparei
orderScleroparei

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.

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G. Cyclopterus Linnaeus 1758
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Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus 1788
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (North Island) Cyclopterus trifoliatus (204336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Cyclopterus lumpus (51024)