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Preophidion meyeri

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Otolithus (Gadidarum) meyeri was named by Koken (1888).

It was recombined as Preophidion meyeri by Ebersole et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Otolithus (Gadidarum) meyeri Koken
2019Preophidion meyeri Ebersole et al. p. 197

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
subfamilySirembinaeGill 1863
genusPreophidion
speciesmeyeri(Koken 1888)

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.

Preophidion meyeri Koken 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58USA (Mississippi) Otolithus meyeri (163732)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Preophidion meyeri (32925)