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Gephyroberyx

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Gephyroberyx was named by Boulenger (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trachichthyidae by Danil'chenko (1960), Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1982), Steurbaut (1984) and Schwarzhans (2007).

Species
G. darwini
Species lacking formal opinion data
G. darwinii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Gephyroberyx Boulenger
1960Gephyroberyx Danil'chenko p. 89
1979Gephyroberyx Steurbaut p. 65
1982Gephyroberyx Steurbaut p. 42
1984Gephyroberyx Steurbaut p. 67
2002Gephyroberyx Sepkoski
2007Gephyroberyx Schwarzhans p. 335

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderBerycoidei
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusGephyroberyxBoulenger 1902

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. Gephyroberyx Boulenger 1902
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Gephyroberyx darwini Johnson 1866
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany G. ostiolatus (95898)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Czech Republic G. darwinii (125331)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France G. darwini (219194) G. sp. (152695)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France G. darwini (219195)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France G. darwini (219196 220042 220043)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France G. darwini (219197)