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Opistopteryx

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Opistopteryx was named by Pictet and Humbert (1866) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Mesogaster gracilis.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); and to Elopiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Opistopteryx Pictet and Humbert p. 78
1901Opistopteryx Woodward p. 253
2002Opistopteryx Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
genusOpistopteryx

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. †Opistopteryx Pictet and Humbert 1866
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†Opistopteryx curtus Davis 1887
†Opistopteryx gracilis Pictet 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Mesogaster gracilis (221187) O. curtus (170327) O. gracilis (221226)