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Osmeroides delicatus

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Osmeroididae

Taxonomy
Holcolepis delicatus was named by Cockerell (1919). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Osmeroides delicatus by Wilson and Chalifa (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. rheris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Holcolepis delicatus Cockerell
1989Osmeroides delicatus Wilson and Chalifa p. 2609 fig. 5A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
suborderAlbuloidei
familyOsmeroididae
genusOsmeroides
speciesdelicatus(Cockerell 1919)

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.

†Osmeroides delicatus Cockerell 1919
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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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Osmeroides delicatus (221341)