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Hyperprosopon

Osteichthyes - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Hyperprosopon was named by Gibbons (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Hyperprosopon Gibbons
2002Hyperprosopon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
genusHyperprosoponGibbons 1854

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. Hyperprosopon Gibbons 1854
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Hyperprosopon anale Agassiz 1861 [spotfin surfperch]
Hyperprosopon ellipticum Gibbons 1854 [silver surfperch]
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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
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 Chibanian to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) H. anale, H. ellipticum (84881)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) H. argenteum (276600)