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Ophiodon elongatus (lingcod)

Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes

Taxonomy
Ophiodon elongatus was named by Girard (1854). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Ophiodon elongatus Girard
1970Ophiodon elongatus Fitch p. 28

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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
specieselongatusGirard 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.

Ophiodon elongatus Girard 1854 [lingcod]
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chibanian to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Ophiodon elongatus (84881)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Ophiodon elongatus (190889)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Ophiodon elongatus (239418)