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Ophidiinae

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Ophidiinae was named by Rafinesque (1810) [originally Ophidiidae].

It was assigned to Ophidiidae by Schwarzhans (1980), Steurbaut (1984), Oyanadel-Urbina et al. (2021).

Subtaxa
Lepophidiini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Ophidiinae Rafinesque
1980Ophidiinae Schwarzhans p. 150
1984Ophidiinae Steurbaut p. 62
2021Ophidiinae Oyanadel-Urbina et al. p. 351

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
subfamilyOphidiinaeRafinesque 1810
subfamilyOphidiinaeRafinesque 1810

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.

Subfm. †Ophidiinae Rafinesque 1810
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G. Genypterus Philippi 1857
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†Genypterus angustus Casier 1966
†Genypterus elongatus Schwarzhans 1980
†Genypterus valdesensis Riva Rossi et al. 2000
G. †Lepophidiinorum Unknown
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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, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Pliocene or 48.07000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Genypterus rectangularis (220174)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Lepophidiinorum lamberi, Lepophidiinorum mucronatus (209370) Lepophidiinorum lamberti (209371)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Patagonia) Genypterus valdesensis (59053)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Genypterus valdesensis (211703)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile Genypterus sp. (100171)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Chile (Antwerpen) Genypterus sp. (162358)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand Genypterus elongatus (219270)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile Genypterus sp. (100173)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Genypterus elongatus (219631)