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Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus

Osteichthyes - Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae

Taxonomy
Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus was named by Regan (1914). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus Regan p. 259

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderJugulares
Percophidiformes
familyHemerocoetidae
genusHemerocoetesCuvier and Valenciennes 1837
speciesmacrophthalmusRegan 1914

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Opoitian to the top of the Mangapanian or 5.33300 to 2.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) Hemerocoetes macrophthalmus (219628)