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Whitapodus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Chlopsidae

Taxonomy
Whitapodus was named by Blot (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chlopsidae by Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Whitapodus Blot p. 347
2002Whitapodus Sepkoski
2014Whitapodus Bannikov p. 25
2014Whitapodus Carnevale et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderChlopsoidei
familyChlopsidae
genusWhitapodusBlot 1981

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. †Whitapodus Blot 1981
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Whitapodus breviculus Agassiz 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy W. breviculus (94830)