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Eurypleuron

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae

Taxonomy
Eurypleuron was named by Markle and Olney (1990).

It was assigned to Carapidae by Schwarzhans et al. (2017), Schwarzhans (2019), Robinson et al. (2024).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Eurypleuron Markle and Olney
2017Eurypleuron Schwarzhans et al. p. 445
2019Eurypleuron Schwarzhans p. 174
2024Eurypleuron Robinson et al. p. 572

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyCarapidaeJordan and Fowler 1902
genusEurypleuronMarkle and Olney 1990

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. †Eurypleuron Markle and Olney 1990
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Eurypleuron debilis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Otaian or 27.30000 to 18.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) E. debilis (219612 219615)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) E. sp. (219579)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) E. sp. (219522)