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Rhynchodercetis

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchodercetis was named by Arambourg (1943) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l K Ceno-m Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dercetidae by Goody (1969), Forey et al. (2003), Amalfitano et al. (2020), Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Rhynchodercetis Arambourg
1969Rhynchodercetis Goody p. 59
2002Rhynchodercetis Sepkoski
2003Rhynchodercetis Forey et al. p. 229
2020Rhynchodercetis Amalfitano et al. p. 293
2021Rhynchodercetis Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz p. 2

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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
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyDercetidaeCope
genusRhynchodercetisArambourg 1943

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. †Rhynchodercetis Arambourg 1943
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Rhynchodercetis gortanii d'Erasmo 1946
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Invalid names: Rhynchodercetis acutissimus d'Erasmo 1952 [synonym]
Rhynchodercetis hakelensis Pictet and Humbert 1866
Rhynchodercetis yovanovitchi Arambourg 1954
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 Santonian or 100.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Leptotrachelus hakelensis (221158 221227)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Er Rachida) R. sp. (120457)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco R. sp. (127539)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Slovenia R. gortanii (221905)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy R. sp. (214600)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon R. yovanovitchi (124426)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Italy (Gorizia) R. sp. (103811 116133)