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Scopelogadus capistranensis

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae

Taxonomy
Scopelogadus capistranensis was named by Ebeling (1962). Its type specimen is YPM 3965, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South of Capistrano Beach, which is in a Miocene offshore shale in the Capistrano Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. beanii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Scopelogadus capistranensis Ebeling
2012Scopelogadus capistranensis Fierstine et al. p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
familyMelamphaidae
genusScopelogadusVaillant 1888
speciescapistranensis

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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Scopelogadus capistranensis (type locality: 85204)