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Dinopterygoidei

Osteichthyes - Beryciformes

Taxonomy
Dinopterygoidei was named by Patterson (1964).

It was assigned to Beryciformes by Patterson (1964).

Subtaxa
Dinopterygidae
Entered
by J. Mordaunt (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2021-06-23; modified by J. Mordaunt on 2021-06-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Dinopterygoidei Patterson p. 217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderDinopterygoidei
suborderDinopterygoidei

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.

Subor. †Dinopterygoidei Patterson 1964
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G. †Dinopteryx Woodward 1901
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†Dinopteryx spinosus Davis 1887
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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Lebanon Hoplopteryx spinosus (170327)