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Chasmistes

Actinopteri - Ozarkodinida - Catostomidae

Taxonomy
Chasmistes was named by Jordan (1878).

It was assigned to Catostomidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species
C. cujus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Chasmistes Jordan
2012Chasmistes Fierstine et al. p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
subphylumConodontophorida()
—Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
classConodontaPander 1856
RankNameAuthor
phylumTracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
subclassApotheria
—Lycopodiobiotina
phylumIsoetophyta
subphylumIsoetophytina
—Otophysa
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superorderCyprinae
orderCypriniformesBleeker 1859
familyCatostomidae
genusChasmistesJordan 1878

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. †Chasmistes Jordan 1878
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†Chasmistes cujus Cope 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2009-07-20 20:40:14
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 4.90000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) C. sp. (234659)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) C. sp. (234661 234663)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Oregon) C. "batrachops" (226540)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) C. sp. (234637)