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Halec

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Halecidae

Taxonomy
Halec was named by Agassiz (1834) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is the type genus of Halecidae.

It was assigned to Enchodontidae by Woodward (1901), Woodward (1902); to Halecidae by Goody (1969); and to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Halec Agassiz p. 67
1850Pomognathus Dixon p. 367
1868Archaeogadus von der Marck p. 291
1901Halec Woodward p. 212
1902Halec Woodward p. 49
1969Halec Goody p. 126
2002Halec Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Cyclosquamata
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderHalecoidei
familyHalecidaeAgassiz 1834
genusHalec

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. †Halec Agassiz 1834
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Halec eupterygius Dixon 1850
Halec haueri Bassani 1879
Halec laubei Fritsch 1878
Halec sternbergi Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Archaeogadus guestphalicus von der Marck 1868 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archaeogadus von der Marck 1868 [synonym], Pomognathus Dixon 1850 [synonym]
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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Croatia Elopopsis haueri (123565)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany Archaeogadus guestphalicus (221722)