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Megalops atlanticus
Taxonomy
Megalops atlanticus was named by Valenciennes (1847).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1847 | Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes |
| 2001 | Megalops atlanticus Purdy et al. p. 162 |
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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.
†Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 23.03000 to 0.30000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aquitanian - Langhian | USA (North Carolina) | Megalops atlanticus (48887) | |
| Serravallian | USA (Virginia) | Megalops atlanticus (126605 187324) | |
| Messinian | USA (Virginia) | Megalops atlanticus (179732) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Megalops atlanticus (20400) |