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Brotulidae

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Brotulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Brotulidae Danil'chenko p. 137
1966Brotulidae Casier p. 430
1980Brotulidae Danil'chenko p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyBrotulidae
familyBrotulidae

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.

Fm. †Brotulidae
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G. †Eclipes Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Eclipes extensus Jordan 1919
†Eclipes manni Jordan 1921
†Eclipes santamonicae David 1943
†Eclipes veternus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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Invalid names: Merriamina ectenes Jordan and Gilbert 1919 [synonym]
G. †Eolamprogrammus Daniltshenko 1968
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†Eolamprogrammus senectus Danil'chenko 1968
G. †Hepthocara Alcock 1892
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†Hepthocara pauper Schwarzhans 1978
G. †Merriamina Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Zanclean or 56.00000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Turkmenistan Eolamprogrammus senectus (186444)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Brotulidae indet. (200654)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Eclipes veternus, Merriamina ectenes (186021)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Eclipes extensus (85313)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Eclipes sp. (84331)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Eclipes veternus, Eclipes manni (45489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Eclipes santamonicae (185672 185673) Eclipes sp. (167462 186660) Eclipes veternus (91023)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sicily) Hepthocara pauper (223702)