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Omosoma

Osteichthyes - Beryciformes

Taxonomy
Omosoma was named by Costa (1857) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 2,915].

It was assigned to Polymixiidae by Patterson (1964), Bardack (1976), Patterson (1993); to Polymixiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Beryciformes by Dietze (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Omosoma Costa p. 106
1964Omosoma Patterson p. 372
1976Omosoma Bardack p. 356
1993Omosoma Patterson
2002Omosoma Sepkoski
2009Omosoma Dietze p. 568

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
genusOmosoma

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. †Omosoma Costa 1857
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Omosoma garretti Bardack 1976
Omosoma intermedium Woodward 1901
Omosoma monasterii von der Marck 1885
Omosoma pulchellum Davis 1887
Omosoma sahelalmae Costa 1857
Omosoma simum 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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Microdon pulchellus, O. sahelalmae (170327) O. sachelalmae (221191)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) O. garretti (220909 221063 221064)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany O. monasterii (221717)