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Cimolichthyoidei

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes

Taxonomy
Cimolichthyoidei was named by Goody (1969).

It was assigned to Salmoniformes by Goody (1969) and Goody (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Cimolichthyoidei Goody p. 36
1970Cimolichthyoidei Goody p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
suborderCimolichthyoidei
suborderCimolichthyoidei

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.

Subor. †Cimolichthyoidei Goody 1969
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Fm. †Cimolichthyidae Goody 1969
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G. †Cimolichthys Leidy
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Invalid names: Plinthophorus robustus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plinthophorus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Fm. †Prionolepididae Goody 1969
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†Prionolepis angustus Egerton 1850
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 21:40:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:40:35
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 99.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Cimolichthys nepaholica (132505)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Prionolepis angustus (63042 222438 222567 222569 222570)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Cimolichthys sp. (220907)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Cimolichthys levesiensis (213294)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Prionolepis angustus (222571)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Mexico (Coahuila) Cimolichthyoidei indet., Prionolepididae indet. (92293)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Cimolichthys nepaholica (94652)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (South Dakota) Cimolichthys nepaholica (194130)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Cimolichthys nepaholica (81934 82049)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Manitoba) Cimolichthys nepaholica (36707 36748 36749)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Cimolichthys nepaholica (81930)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Cimolichthys sp. (106341)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger Cimolichthys sp. (229529)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Cimolichthys sp. (116894)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Paraiba) Cimolichthys sp. (134949)