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Aspidorhynchidae

Osteichthyes - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Aspidorhynchidae Bleeker
1887Aspidorhynchidae Cope p. 1019
1895Aspidorhynchidae Woodward p. 415
1960Aspidorhynchidae Gardiner p. 362
1963Aspidorhynchidae Jordan p. 615
1964Aspidorhynchidae Estes p. 22
1970Aspidorhynchidae Estes and Berberian p. 3
1989Aspidorhynchidae Bryant p. 24
2001Aspidorhynchidae Peng et al. p. 11
2003Aspidorhynchidae Brito and Suarez
2003Aspidorhynchidae Forey et al. p. 228
2011Aspidorhynchidae Bogan et al. p. 237
2020Aspidorhynchidae Amalfitano et al. p. 275

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—AspidorhyncheiNelson et al. 2016
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859
familyAspidorhynchidaeBleeker 1859
familyAspidorhynchidaeBleeker 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.

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 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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: surfacef
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 07:06:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:06
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bathonian to the top of the Danian or 168.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (150 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom Aspidorhynchus crassus (131844)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Aspidorhynchus sp. (130764)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Midi-Pyrénées) Aspidorhynchus sp. (61377)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (224639)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Aspidorhynchus euodus (130656)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Antarctica Vinctifer sp. (232336)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2France Aspidorhynchus sp. (131960)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Antarctica Vinctifer sp. (90425)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Aspidorhynchus acutirostris (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Eastern Bavaria) Aspidorhynchus sp. (187436)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Belonostomus sp. (35262)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Aspidorhynchus sanzenbacheri (118174)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Mexico (Coahuila) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (104859)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Antarctica Vinctifer sp. (90426)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Middle Berriasian143.1 - 139.1France (Poitou-Charentes) Belonostomus sp. (61930)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Aspidorhynchus fisheri (52301)
Early/Lower Cretaceous - Aptian143.1 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Vinctifer sp. (59355)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Belgium (Hainaut) Belonostomus sp. (22645)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Belonostomus helgolandicus (212878 221371)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Venezuela (Zulia) Vinctifer sp. (89071)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Brazil (Bahia) Vinctifer longirostris (142434 142435)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Pernambuco) Vinctifer comptoni (193049 193050 193051 193052 193053 193054)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Vinctifer sp. (92290)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Brazil (Pernacumbo) Vinctifer sp. (165422)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Italy (Campania) Belonostomus crassirostris (112631) Belonostomus sp. (68888)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Texas) Belonostomus sp. (11298)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Mexico (Chiapas) Belonostomus sp. (241349)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Belonostomus sp. (14391)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (135815)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Mexico (Puebla) Belonostomus sp., Vinctifer sp. (80283)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Belonostomus sp. (89951)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 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 Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (58208 64684 64685)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (New South Wales) Richmondichthys sp. (216629)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Treviso) Belonostomus sp. (214716)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Er Rachida) Belonostomus sp. (120457)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (213418)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Croatia Belonostomus crassirostris (123565) Belonostomus dalmaticus, Belonostomus novaki (132604)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Vicenza) Belonostomus sp. (214715)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Belonostomus sp. (22731 52997)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Kansas) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (277286)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Nebraska) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (213308) Belonostomus sp., Aspidorhynchidae indet. (239336)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Belonostomus sp. (124426)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Belonostomus cinctus (238510)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (213294)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Nebraska) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (213389)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Belonostomus sp. (213387)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Uzbekistan (Navoi) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (58164) Belonostomus aciculiferus (58168)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) Belonostomus cinctus (89988)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Belonostomus sp. (90242)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (14425)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy Belonostomus sp. (35332)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14458)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (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 276674)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Belonostomus sp. (14437)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (45561 45564 45566 47794 47809)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (14446) Belonostomus sp. (14490)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (45894)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Belonostomus longirostris (229975)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile (Valparaíso) Belonostomus longirostris (124311)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (14502) Belonostomus sp. (135741)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Belonostomus sp. (32322 171124)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14505 14519 14527 14538 14557 14566 14577)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Belonostomus longirostris (14655)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Belonostomus longirostris (14610)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (14515 14534 14535 14549 14560) Belonostomus sp., Belonostomus longirostris (14568)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Belonostomus sp. (27014)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Belonostomus longirostris (45098 45099 45102 45111 45112 45143 45144 213585 213589)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Belonostomus sp. (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Aspidorhynchidae indet. (231292 231403)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Belonostomus sp. (58100 58101)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Aspidorhynchidae indet., Belonostomus longirostris (37039) Belonostomus lamarquensis (48999)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (North Dakota) Belonostomus sp. (14962)