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Holosteinae

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Paralepididae

Taxonomy
Holosteinae was named by Prokofiev (2005).

It was assigned to Paralepididae by Přikryl et al. (2016), Marramà and Carnevale (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Holosteinae Prokofiev
2016Holosteinae Přikryl et al.
2017Holosteinae Marramà and Carnevale p. 212

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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
familyParalepididae
subfamilyHolosteinaeProkofiev 2005
subfamilyHolosteinaeProkofiev 2005

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.

Subfm. †Holosteinae Prokofiev 2005
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G. †Holosteus Agassiz 1835
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Holosteus esocinus Agassiz 1835
†Holosteus fieniensis Constantin 1999
†Holosteus mariae Menner 1959
G. †Pavlovichthys Menner 1948
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†Pavlovichthys mariae Menner 1948
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Marramà and G. Carnevale 2017Large-sized paralepidids (most of the specimens reach about 60 cm SL) characterized by a rigid trunk with opposing dorsal and anal-fins posteriorly displaced on the pos- terior half of the body; dorsal-fin origin located on or slightly behind the vertical of the anal-fin origin; at least 18 dorsal-fin rays; high number of vertebrae (70– 112); caudal vertebrae 25–40% of the total number; extended series of epineurals and epipleurals reach- ing the caudal region; body covered by small scales or totally naked; large and dorsoventrally symmetrical caudal fin; (apparent) absence of adipose fin.
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Rupelian or 56.00000 to 27.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Holosteus esocinus (94830)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland (Subcarpathian Voivodeship) Holosteus sp. (186589)