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Berycopsis

Actinopteri - Beryciformes

Discussion

Name ascribed to Agassiz in Dixon 1850.

Taxonomy
Berycopsis was named by Agassiz (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 863].

It was assigned to Percidae by Dixon (1850); to Carangidae by Woodward (1902); to Polymixiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Polymixiidae by Patterson (1964), Patterson (1993) and Bannikov and Bacchia (2005); and to Beryciformes by Dietze (2009).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Berycopsis Agassiz p. 372
1850Berycopsis Dixon p. 372
1858Platycormus von der Marck p. 251
1902Berycopsis Woodward p. 5
1964Berycopsis Patterson p. 263
1993Berycopsis Patterson
2002Berycopsis Sepkoski
2005Berycopsis Bannikov and Bacchia p. 518
2009Berycopsis Dietze p. 566

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
genusBerycopsisAgassiz 1850

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. †Berycopsis Agassiz 1850
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Berycopsis elegans Dixon 1850
†Berycopsis germanus Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Platycormus oblongus von der Marck 1863 [synonym]
†Berycopsis paucoradius Dietze 2009
†Berycopsis pulcher Bannikov and Bacchia 2005
Invalid names: Platycormus von der Marck 1858 [synonym]
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 99.60000 to 70.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) B. elegans (118407)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon B. pulcher (69119 221172)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) B. elegans (221373)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) B. elegans (221374)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) B. elegans (221375 221376)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Platycormus germanus (221711 221714 221720) Platycormus gibbosus (221718) Platycormus oblongus (221713) Platycormus oblongus, Platycormus germanus, B. paucoradius (213198)