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Bregmaceros kreyenhagus

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae

Taxonomy
Bregmaceros kreyenhagus was named by David (1946). Its type specimen is CIT 10327, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. catulus, B. rappei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Bregmaceros kreyenhagus David p. 62 figs. Plate 1, fig. 5
1956Bregmaceros kreyenhagus David p. 570

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyBregmacerotidae
genusBregmacerosThompson 1840
specieskreyenhagus

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 mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9USA (California) Bregmaceros kreyenhagus (191002 191014 191016)