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Hoplostethus lawleyi

Osteichthyes - Trachichthyiformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Otolithus (Hoplostethus) lawleyi was named by Koken (1891). It is extant.

It was recombined as Hoplostethus lawleyi by Schwarzhans (1978), Nolf and Steurbaut (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. durus, H. sinusaustralis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Otolithus (Hoplostethus) lawleyi Koken
1978Hoplostethus lawleyi Schwarzhans p. 33
1983Hoplostethus lawleyi Nolf and Steurbaut p. 175

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Berycimorphaceae
orderTrachichthyiformes
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusHoplostethusCuvier and Valenciennes 1829
specieslawleyi(Koken 1891)

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.

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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, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Zanclean or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Hoplostethus lawleyi (70491 178120)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Provinz Siena) Hoplostethus lawleyi (138094)