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Protelops

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Protelops was named by Laube (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Turo Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. It is not extant. Its type is Protelops geinitzii.

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

Species
P. anglicus, P. geinitzii (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Protelops Laube
1901Protelops Woodward p. 56
2002Protelops Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusProtelopsLaube 1885

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. †Protelops Laube 1885
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†Protelops anglicus Woodward 1888
†Protelops geinitzii Laube 1895
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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) P. anglicus (238510)