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Gerpegezhidae

Osteichthyes - Syngnathiformes - Gerpegezhidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Gerpegezhidae Bannikov and Carnevale p. 381
2019Gerpegezhidae van der Laan p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Syngnatharia
orderSyngnathiformes
familyGerpegezhidae
familyGerpegezhidae

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. †Gerpegezhidae Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
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G. †Gerpegezhus Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
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Gerpegezhus daniaoriundus Schrøder and Carnevale 2025
Gerpegezhus paviai Bannikov and Carnevale 2012
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. F. Bannikov and G. Carnevale 2012A centriscoid family unique in having body elongate and slender, with maximum depth contained about ten times in SL; head elongate, anteriorly tubular, its length contained slightly less than four times in SL; 34 (13 + 21) vertebrae; elongate and slender ossified myoseptal tendons present epaxially and hypaxially with longitudinal arrange- ment throughout the caudal portion of the vertebral column; eight (or nine) principal caudal-fin rays; procurrent caudal- fin rays absent; dorsal-fin spines absent; dorsal- and anal-fin rays eight and 17, respectively; pelvic fin and girdle absent; anterior part of the body encased by strong bony plates with finely ornamented outer surface; dorsal component of the bony armour comprises two bilateral series of plates of 21 narrow and 22 subrectangular plates, respectively; ventral component of the body armour reduced to a short series of at least six unpaired, flat rectangular plates; posterior part of the body naked.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Gerpegezhus daniaoriundus (67711 113028 120020 278078)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark (Central Denmark Region) Gerpegezhus daniaoriundus (278077)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Russian Federation (Kabardino-Balkarian) Gerpegezhus paviai (218152)