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Ophidercetis

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Dercetidae

Taxonomy
Ophidercetis was named by Taverne (2005). It is not extant. Its type is Ophidercetis italiensis.

It was assigned to Dercetidae by Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz (2021).

Species
O. italiensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Ophidercetis Taverne
2021Ophidercetis Alvarado-Ortega and Díaz-Cruz p. 2

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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)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderIchthyotringoideiGoody 1969
familyDercetidaeCope
genusOphidercetisTaverne 2005

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. †Ophidercetis Taverne 2005
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†Ophidercetis italiensis Taverne 2005
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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands O. italiensis (32177)