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Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus

Osteichthyes - Beryciformes - Hoplopterygiidae

Taxonomy
Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus was named by Patterson (1964). Its type specimen is BMNH 41104, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. antiquus, H. antiquus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus Patterson p. 335

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderTrachichthyoideiParr 1933
familyHoplopterygiidaeJordan 1923
genusHoplopteryx
speciesgephyrognathus

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.

†Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus Patterson 1964
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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: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus (238510)