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Caproberyx

Osteichthyes - Holocentriformes - Caproberycidae

Taxonomy
Caproberyx was named by Regan (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. Its type is Beryx superbus. It is the type genus of Caproberycidae.

It was assigned to Holocentridae by Patterson (1964); to Holocentroidei by Patterson (1993); to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caproberycidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Caproberyx Regan
1964Caproberyx Patterson p. 341
1993Caproberyx Patterson
2002Caproberyx Sepkoski
2019Caproberyx van der Laan p. 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Holocentrimorphaceae
orderHolocentriformes
familyCaproberycidaePatterson 1967
genusCaproberyxRegan 1911

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. †Caproberyx Regan 1911
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†Caproberyx pharsus Patterson 1967
†Caproberyx polydesmus Arambourg 1954
†Caproberyx superbus Dixon 1850
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Invalid names: Berycopsis major Woodward 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon C. pharsus (220886)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) C. superbus (238510)
Cenomanian - Coniacian100.5 - 85.7United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx superbus (222435)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx superbus (222436)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Berycopsis major (221376)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Beryx superbus (222434)