Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Hemerocoetidae

Actinopteri - Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae

Taxonomy
Hemerocoetidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Percophidiformes by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Hemerocoetidae Jordan p. 729

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderJugulares
—Percophidiformes
familyHemerocoetidae
familyHemerocoetidae

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.

show all | hide all
G. Hemerocoetes Cuvier and Valenciennes 1837
hide
†Hemerocoetes minutus Schwarzhans 1980
†Hemerocoetes pukunati Schwarzhans 2019
†Hemerocoetes whiroki Schwarzhans 2019
G. †Krebsiella Schwarzhans 1980
hide
†Krebsiella aperta Schwarzhans 1980
†Krebsiella chattonensis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
†Krebsiella diversa Schwarzhans 1980
G. †Waitakia Schwarzhans 1980
hide
†Waitakia aho Schwarzhans 2019
†Waitakia beelzebub Lin and Nolf 2022
†Waitakia dorsogibbosa Lin et al. 2024
†Waitakia proclinens Schwarzhans 2019
†Waitakia profunda Schwarzhans 2019
†Waitakia robusta Schwarzhans 1980
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Heretaungan to the top of the Holocene or 48.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Maryland) Waitakia dorsogibbosa (237218)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Waitakia dorsogibbosa (237216)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Waitakia proclinens (219500 219501)
Heretaungan48.9 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Krebsiella aperta, Waitakia aho, Waitakia proclinens (219498)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Virginia) Waitakia beelzebub (237135 237136)
Porangan45.7 - 42.6New Zealand (South Island) Waitakia aho (219502)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Krebsiella aperta (219503) Krebsiella aperta, Waitakia pulchra (219322) Waitakia pulchra (219507 219508) Waitakia pulchra, Waitakia proclinens (219509)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Waitakia profunda (219333)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Krebsiella sp. (219150)
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand Waitakia profunda (219494)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes minutus (219337 219611) Hemerocoetes minutus, Waitakia robusta (219331 219615) Hemerocoetes minutus, Waitakia robusta, Krebsiella chattonensis (219612) Hemerocoetes pukunati, Hemerocoetes whiroki (219619) Hemerocoetes whiroki (219570) Waitakia robusta, Hemerocoetes whiroki (219569)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes minutus (219581 219585) Hemerocoetes minutus, Krebsiella diversa (219336) Hemerocoetes minutus, Krebsiella diversa, Waitakia robusta (219334) Krebsiella diversa, Hemerocoetes pukunati, Hemerocoetes whiroki (219579)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes minutus, Waitakia sp., Hemerocoetes pukunati (219591) Krebsiella diversa, Hemerocoetes pukunati (219588) Waitakia robusta (219587) Waitakia robusta, Hemerocoetes pukunati (219586)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Hemerocoetes minutus (219524)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Hemerocoetes minutus, Waitakia robusta (67900)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes minutus (219602 219607 219622) Hemerocoetes minutus, Krebsiella diversa, Waitakia robusta (219598) Hemerocoetes minutus, Waitakia robusta (219318 219592 219593) Hemerocoetes minutus, Waitakia robusta, Hemerocoetes whiroki (219341 219599 219744) Hemerocoetes whiroki (219606) Waitakia robusta (219597) Waitakia robusta, Hemerocoetes pukunati (219594)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes minutus (219623)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes minutus (219610)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand Hemerocoetes acanthorhynchus (219270)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus, Hemerocoetes monopterygius (219628)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Hemerocoetes monopterygius (219631)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Hemerocoetes monopterygius (219633 219634 219635 219636)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Hemerocoetes monopterygius (219640 219641)