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Hyperprosopon ellipticum (silver surfperch)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Cymatogaster ellipticus was named by Gibbons (1854). It is extant.

It was recombined as Hyperprosopon ellipticum by Fitch (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. argenteum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Cymatogaster ellipticus Gibbons
1970Hyperprosopon ellipticum Fitch p. 24 fig. 5e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
genusHyperprosoponGibbons 1854
speciesellipticum(Gibbons 1854)

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.

Hyperprosopon ellipticum Gibbons 1854 [silver surfperch]
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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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chibanian or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Hyperprosopon ellipticum (84881)