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Gephyroberyx darwini

Osteichthyes - Trachichthyiformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Trachichthys darwini was named by Johnson (1866). It is extant.

It was recombined as Gephyroberyx darwini by Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. darwinii, G. ostiolatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Trachichthys darwini Johnson
1979Gephyroberyx darwini Steurbaut p. 66
1984Gephyroberyx darwini Steurbaut p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Berycimorphaceae
orderTrachichthyiformes
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusGephyroberyxBoulenger 1902
speciesdarwini(Johnson 1866)

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.

Gephyroberyx darwini Johnson 1866
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 27.30000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Gephyroberyx darwini (219194)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Gephyroberyx darwini (219195)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Gephyroberyx darwini (219196 220042 220043)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Gephyroberyx darwini (219197)