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Hoplopterygiidae

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Hoplopterygiidae

Taxonomy
Hoplopterygiidae was named by Jordan (1923).

It was assigned to Trachichthyoidei by Amalfitano et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Hoplopteryx

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Hoplopterygiidae Jordan
2020Hoplopterygiidae Amalfitano et al. p. 297

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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
suborderTrachichthyoideiParr 1933
familyHoplopterygiidaeJordan 1923
familyHoplopterygiidaeJordan 1923

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.

Fm. †Hoplopterygiidae Jordan 1923
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G. †Hoplopteryx Agassiz 1839
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†Hoplopteryx antiquus Agassiz 1839
†Hoplopteryx dakotaensis Grandstaff and Parris 2016
†Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus Patterson 1964
†Hoplopteryx gibbus von der Marck 1863
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Invalid names: Beryx ornatus Agassiz 1835 [synonym], Beryx zippei Agassiz 1834 [synonym], Hoplopteryx brevis Bayer 1905 [synonym]
†Hoplopteryx lewisi Davis 1887
†Hoplopteryx macracanthus Patterson 1964
†Hoplopteryx oblongus Davis 1887
Hoplopteryx simus Woodward 1902
†Hoplopteryx spinulosus Woodward 1942
†Hoplopteryx stachei Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Hoplopteryx syriacus Pictet and Humbert 1866
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 99.60000 to 70.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx lewesiensis (221383)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Hoplopteryx sp. (214600)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Slovenia Beryx stachei (221237)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Pycnosterinx lewisii (216596)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy (Padova) Hoplopteryx sp. (214718)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx lewesiensis (59055 63042) Hoplopteryx simus (221373 222437 222438)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Hoplopteryx dakotaensis (226543)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx simus (222439)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx lewesiensis (221378)
Late/Upper Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx lewesiensis (221382) Hoplopteryx simus (222440)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx lewesiensis (133319 221381)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Lebanon Beryx syriacus (221226) Hoplopteryx oblongus (170327) Hoplopteryx spinulosus (221232)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Hoplopteryx sp. (81932 82049)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Hoplopteryx lewesiensis (221085)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Hoplopteryx antiquus, Hoplopteryx gibbus (221711) Hoplopteryx gibbus (221717)