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Pelargorhynchus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Taxonomy
Pelargorhynchus was named by von der Marck (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. Its type is Pelargorhynchus dercetiformis.

It was assigned to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dercetidae by Woodward (1901), Goody (1969) and Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Pelargorhynchus von der Marck p. 242
1901Pelargorhynchus Woodward p. 185
1969Pelargorhynchus Goody p. 67
2002Pelargorhynchus Sepkoski
2021Pelargorhynchus Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyDercetidaeCope
genusPelargorhynchus

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. †Pelargorhynchus von der Marck 1858
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†Pelargorhynchus dercetiformis von der Marck 1858
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Invalid names: Pelargorhynchus blochiformis von der Marck 1858 [synonym]
†Pelargorhynchus grandis Wallaard et al. 2019
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

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany P. blochiiformis (221714) P. dercetiformis (221711)