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Lepisosteini

Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae

Taxonomy
Lepisosteini was named by Cuvier (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lepisosteinae by Alvarado-Ortega et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Lepisosteini Cuvier
2016Lepisosteini Alvarado-Ortega et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderLepisosteiformesHay 1929
suborderLepisosteioidei
superfamilyLepisosteoidea
familyLepisosteidaeCuvier 1825
subfamilyLepisosteinaeCuvier 1825
tribeLepisosteiniCuvier 1825
tribeLepisosteiniCuvier 1825

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.

Tr. Lepisosteini Cuvier 1825
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G. †Grandemarinus Cooper et al. 2023
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Grandemarinus gherisensis Cooper et al. 2023
G. †Herreraichthys Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2016
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Herreraichthys coahuilaensis Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:27:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Morocco Grandemarinus gherisensis (150881) Lepisosteidae indet. (133317)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Coahuila) Herreraichthys coahuilaensis (210316)