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Aspidorhynchiformes

Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Aspidorhynchiformes Bleeker
1964Aspidorhynchiformes Estes p. 22
2001Aspidorhynchiformes Peng et al. p. 11
2004Aspidorhynchiformes Arratia et al.
2011Aspidorhynchiformes Bogan et al. p. 237
2011Aspidorhynchiformes Long p. 242
2015Aspidorhynchiformes Arratia p. 47
2016Aspidorhynchiformes Nelson et al. p. 127
2017Aspidorhynchiformes Arratia p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859

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.

Or. †Aspidorhynchiformes Bleeker 1859
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Fm. †Aspidorhynchidae Bleeker 1859
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G. †Aspidorhynchus Agassiz 1833
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†Aspidorhynchus acutirostris Blainville 1818
†Aspidorhynchus comptoni Agassiz 1843
†Aspidorhynchus crassus Woodward 1890
†Aspidorhynchus euodus Egerton 1845
†Aspidorhynchus fisheri Egerton 1854
†Aspidorhynchus lepturus Agassiz 1834
†Aspidorhynchus montissancti Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Aspidorhynchus sanzenbacheri Brito and Ebert 2009
†Aspidorhynchus speciosus Agassiz 1834
†Aspidorhynchus walchneri Agassiz 1833
G. †Belonostomus Agassiz 1834
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†Belonostomus brachysomus Agassiz 1834
†Belonostomus carinatus Mawson and Woodward 1907
†Belonostomus cinctus Agassiz 1837
†Belonostomus dalmaticus Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Belonostomus helgolandicus Taverne and Ross 1973
†Belonostomus indicus Lydekker 1890
†Belonostomus kochii Agassiz 1843
†Belonostomus lamarquensis Bogan et al. 2011
†Belonostomus lesinaensis Bassani 1882
†Belonostomus matteuzi Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Belonostomus muensteri Agassiz 1834
†Belonostomus novaki Gorjanović-Kramberger 1895
†Belonostomus subulatus Agassiz 1834
†Belonostomus tenuirostris Agassiz 1833
†Belonostomus ventralis Agassiz 1834
Invalid names: Diphyodus Lambe 1902 [synonym]
G. †Richmondichthys Bartholomai 2004
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†Richmondichthys sweeti Etheridge Jnr and Woodward 1891
G. †Vinctifer
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†Vinctifer ferrusquiai Cantalice et al. 2018
†Vinctifer longirostris Silva Santos 1972
G. †Atacamichthys Arratia and Schultze 1987
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†Atacamichthys greeni Arratia and Schultze 1987
G. †Pseudovinctifer Arratia 2015
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†Pseudovinctifer chilensis Arratia 2015
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 20:53:16
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:53:16
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Danian or 167.70000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (138 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom Aspidorhynchus crassus (131844)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Aspidorhynchus sp. (130764)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Midi-Pyrénées) Aspidorhynchus sp. (61377)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (224639)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (England) Aspidorhynchus euodus (130656)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Antarctica Vinctifer sp., Aspidorhynchiformes indet. (232336)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1France Aspidorhynchus sp. (131960)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Aspidorhynchus sp. (187436)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Aspidorhynchus acutirostris (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Antarctica Vinctifer sp. (90425)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico (Coahuila) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (104859)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Aspidorhynchus sanzenbacheri (118174)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Belonostomus sp. (35262)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Antarctica Vinctifer sp. (90426)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2France (Poitou-Charentes) Belonostomus sp. (61930)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Aspidorhynchus fisheri (52301)
Early/Lower Cretaceous - Aptian145.0 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Vinctifer sp. (59355)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Belgium (Sauerland) Belonostomus sp. (22645)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Venezuela (Zulia) Vinctifer sp. (89071)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Brazil (Bahia) Vinctifer longirostris (142434 142435)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Pernambuco) Vinctifer comptoni (193049 193050 193051 193052 193053 193054)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Brazil (Pernacumbo) Vinctifer sp. (165422)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Belonostomus helgolandicus (212878 221371)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Belonostomus sp. (14391)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (135815)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Texas) Belonostomus sp. (11298)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Italy (Campania) Belonostomus crassirostris (112631) Belonostomus sp. (68888)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) Belonostomus sp., Vinctifer sp. (80283)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Australia (Queensland) Belonostomus sp. (89951)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian105.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Belonostomus sp. (32314)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arkansas) Belonostomus sp. (223862)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Slovenia Belonostomus matteuzi, Aspidorhynchus montissancti (144686)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Uzbekistan (Navoi) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (58208 64684 64685)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Croatia Belonostomus crassirostris (123565) Belonostomus dalmaticus, Belonostomus novaki (132604)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Er Rachida) Belonostomus sp. (120457)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy (Treviso) Belonostomus sp. (214716)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy (Vicenza) Belonostomus sp. (214715)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Kansas) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (213418)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Belonostomus sp. (124426)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Nebraska) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (213308)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Belonostomus sp. (22731 52997)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (213294)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Belonostomus sp. (213387)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (213389)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Uzbekistan (Navoi) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (58164) Belonostomus aciculiferus (58168)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5USA (Alabama) Belonostomus sp. (90242)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (14425)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Italy Belonostomus sp. (35332)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14458)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (22695 22696 22697 22698 34302 34303 34305 34307 34309 34310 34311 34312 34313 34315 34319 34320 34321 34322 45238 45260 45261 45262 45264 47807 47811 47814 47816 98674 98677 227125)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (45561 45564 45566 47794 47809)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Belonostomus sp. (14437)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) Belonostomus longirostris (229975)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (45894)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (14446) Belonostomus sp. (14490)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Aspidorhynchidae indet., Belonostomus longirostris (37039) Belonostomus lamarquensis (232207)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Belonostomus sp. (58100 58101)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Valparaíso) Belonostomus longirostris (124311)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (14502) Belonostomus sp. (135741)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Belonostomus longirostris (14610)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14505 14519 14527 14538 14557 14566 14577)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (14515 14534 14535 14549 14560) Belonostomus sp., Belonostomus longirostris (14568)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Belonostomus longirostris (14655)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Belonostomus sp. (27014)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Belonostomus longirostris (45098 45099 45102 45111 45112 45143 45144 213585 213589)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Belonostomus sp. (58102)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Belonostomus sp. (14962)