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Ophiodon ozymandias

Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes

Taxonomy
Ophiodon ozymandias was named by Jordan (1921) [First referred to Ozymandias gilberti (Jordan, 1919), moved to Ophiodon ozymandias (Jordan, 1921)]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is Stanford University #332, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. elongatus, O. elongatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Ophiodon ozymandias Jordan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
genusOphiodonGirard 1854
speciesozymandias

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.

†Ophiodon ozymandias Jordan 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:41:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Ophiodon ozymandias (type locality: 45489)