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Scopelosaurus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Scopelosauridae

Taxonomy
Scopelosaurus was named by Bleeker (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Aulopiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Notosudidae by Schwarzhans (2013); and to Scopelosauridae by Schwarzhans (1980) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Scopelosaurus Bleeker p. 13
1980Scopelosaurus Schwarzhans p. 48
2002Scopelosaurus Sepkoski
2013Scopelosaurus Schwarzhans p. 158
2019Scopelosaurus Schwarzhans p. 40

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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
suborderAulopoidei
familyScopelosauridae
genusScopelosaurusBleeker 1860

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. Scopelosaurus Bleeker 1860
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†Scopelosaurus brevicauda Schwarzhans 2019
†Scopelosaurus brevirostris Schwarzhans 1980
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mangaorapan to the top of the Burdigalian or 53.00000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangaorapan53.0 - 49.5New Zealand (South Island) S. brevirostris (219499)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan53.0 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) S. brevirostris (219500 219501)
Heretaungan49.5 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) S. brevirostris (219498)
Porangan46.2 - 43.0New Zealand (South Island) S. brevirostris (219502)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) S. brevirostris (219504)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) S. brevirostris, S. brevicauda (219333)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France S. sp. (219194)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France S. sp. (219196)