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Melamphaes (Plectromus)

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae

Taxonomy
Plectromus was named by Gill (1883). It is extant.

It was reranked as Melamphaes (Plectromus) by Schwarzhans (1980).

It was assigned to Melamphaes by Schwarzhans (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Melamphaes (Plectromus) Schwarzhans p. 125

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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
familyMelamphaidae
genusMelamphaesGuenther 1864
subgenusPlectromus(Gill 1883)

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.

Subg. Melamphaes (Plectromus) Gill 1883
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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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Tongaporutuan or 11.60800 to 6.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 6.5 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Melamphaes ovalis (219269)