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Elopoides

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Megalopidae

Taxonomy
Elopoides was named by Wenz (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Elopoides tomassoni.

It was assigned to Megalopidae by Forey (1973); and to Megalopiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
E. tomassoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Elopoides Wenz
1973Elopoides Forey p. 82
2002Elopoides 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
familyMegalopidaeJordan 1923
genusElopoidesWenz 1965

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. †Elopoides Wenz 1965
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Elopoides tomassoni Wenz 1965
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available