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Scopeloberyx

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae

Taxonomy
Scopeloberyx was named by Zugmayer (1911). It is extant.

It was assigned to Melamphaidae by Schwarzhans (1980) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
S. siooides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Scopeloberyx Zugmayer p. 125
1980Scopeloberyx Schwarzhans p. 127
2019Scopeloberyx Schwarzhans p. 181

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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
genusScopeloberyxZugmayer 1911

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.

G. Scopeloberyx Zugmayer 1911
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†Scopeloberyx siooides Schwarzhans 1980
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: Tongaporutuan or 11.60800 to 6.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) S. siooides (219269 219553)