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Telepholis acrocephalus

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes

Taxonomy
Telepholis acrocephalus was named by von der Marck (1868). It is the type species of Telepholis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Telepholis acrocephalus von der Marck p. 277 figs. Pl 43, figs 6,7
1873Telepholis acrocephalus von der Marck p. 57 figs. Pl 1, fig 2a
1885Telepholis acrocephalus von der Marck p. 248
2009Telepholis acrocephalus Dietze p. 561 fig. 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
genusTelepholis
speciesacrocephalus

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.

†Telepholis acrocephalus von der Marck 1868
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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 21:43:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:43:47
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Telepholis acrocephalus (213198)