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Leptoscopus

Osteichthyes - Leptoscopidae

Taxonomy
Leptoscopus was named by Gill (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Leptoscopus Gill
1980Leptoscopus Schwarzhans p. 171
2002Leptoscopus Sepkoski
2019Leptoscopus Schwarzhans p. 221

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
—Trachiniformes
familyLeptoscopidae
genusLeptoscopusGill 1859

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. Leptoscopus Gill 1859
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†Leptoscopus atavus Schwarzhans 2019
†Leptoscopus focosus Schwarzhans 1980
†Leptoscopus progressus Schwarzhans 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Waitakian to the top of the Tongaporutuan or 25.20000 to 7.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) L. progressus (219336)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Awamoa progressa (219586 219587 219588 219590 219591)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Awamoa progressa (219341 219592 219593 219594 219597 219598 219599 219606) L. progressus, Awamoa progressa (219318)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand L. progressus (67900)
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) L. iocosus (219269)