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Ophiopsis procera

Osteichthyes - Ophiopsiidae

Taxonomy
Ophiopsis procerus was named by Agassiz (1837). It is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Ophiopsis.

It was corrected as Ophiopsis procera by Woodward (1895), Bartram (1975).

Entered
by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2012-08-03; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-08-01

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Ophiopsis procerus Agassiz figs. Pl 48, figs 1,2
1838Pholidophorus tenuiserratus Agassiz figs. Pl 42, fig 4
1843Pholidophorus tenuiserratus Agassiz figs. Pl 38, fig 3
1843Ophiopsis procerus Agassiz p. 289
1895Ophiopsis procera Woodward
1895Ophiopsis tenuiserrata Woodward p. 167
1975Ophiopsis procera Bartram

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
familyOphiopsiidaeBartram 1975
genusOphiopsis
speciesprocera()

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.

Ophiopsis procera Agassiz 1837
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Invalid names: Ophiopsis tenuiserrata Agassiz 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. W. H. Bartram 1975 Ophiopsis attaining standard length of 230 mm; mean proportions as percentage of standard length: head length 24; trunk depth 26; predorsal length 41; prepelvic length 56; fin ray counts: D 23-25; P 16; V 7; C 17-18;about 44 lateral line scales; first dorsal fin rays very long.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 152.21000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Ophiopsis tenuiserrata (131961)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ophiopsis procera (154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Ophiopsis procera (121197)