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Dibranchus

Osteichthyes - Lophiiformes - Ogcocephalidae

Taxonomy
Dibranchus was named by Peters (1876) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lophiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ogcocephalidae by Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Dibranchus Peters
1980Dibranchus Schwarzhans p. 119
2002Dibranchus Sepkoski
2019Dibranchus Schwarzhans p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderLophiiformes
suborderOgcocephaloidei
familyOgcocephalidae
genusDibranchusPeters 1876

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. Dibranchus Peters 1876
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Dibranchus geniculatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Dibranchus kakahoensis Schwarzhans 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 21:28:19
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:19
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Mangaorapan to the top of the Kaiatan or 52.00000 to 36.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 45.7 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius geniculatus (219501)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand D. kakahoensis (219510 219511)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius geniculatus (219504)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Antennarius geniculatus (219333)