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Brychaetus

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae

Taxonomy
Brychaetus was named by Agassiz (1845) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Osteoglossinae by Lim (1996); to Osteoglossidae by Woodward (1901), Casier (1966) and Weems (1999); and to Osteoglossiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Brychaetus Agassiz
1901Brychaetus Woodward p. 76
1966Brychaetus Casier p. 139
1996Brychaetus Lim p. 287
1999Brychaetus Weems p. 56
2002Brychaetus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
Osteoglossocephala
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
familyOsteoglossidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyOsteoglossinaeNelson 1968
genusBrychaetusAgassiz 1845

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. †Brychaetus Agassiz 1845
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Brychaetus muelleri Woodward 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:33:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:30
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Priabonian or 72.10000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mali B. sp. (114954)
Maastrichtian - Danian72.1 - 61.6Bolivia B. sp. (123343)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9Mali B. sp. (202361)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Niger B. muelleri (229530)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mali (Gao) B. sp. (175262)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland ) B. muelleri (124192)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) B. muelleri (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) B. muelleri (164192)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) B. sp. (41888)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) B. sp. (75638)