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Eocoelopoma colei

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Eocoelopoma colei was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH P623a, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

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by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2013-03-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Eocoelopoma colei Woodward p. 470
1966Eocoelopoma colei Casier p. 280
2004Eocoelopoma colei Monsch p. 469
2011Eocoelopoma colei Monsch and Bannikov p. 278

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
genusEocoelopoma
speciescolei

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.

Eocoelopoma colei Woodward 1901
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011Anterior margin of vomer spatulate-shaped (see picture of Eocoelopoma gigas Casier, 1966; Monsch 2005, fig. 28) rather than concave, comparable to Scomberomorus (see Collette & Russo 1985). First six caudal vertebrae with small mid-lateral fossa. Nine to ten dorsal, and 7–8 anal finlets. Hypural plate consisting of hypurals 1–4 (–5) and uroneural, without caudal notch. Preural vertebrae 2–4 remarkably, but not very abruptly, shortened compared to preceding ones. Traces of weak bony caudal keel on sixth preural vertebra.