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Osmeroides insignis

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Osmeroididae

Taxonomy
Osmeroides insignis was named by Delvaux and Orlieb (1844). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Halecopsis insignis by Woodward (1901), Casier (1946), Casier (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. rheris, O. transversus
Entered
by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2013-03-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Osmeroides insignis Delvaux and Orlieb
1901Halecopsis insignis Woodward p. 134
1946Halecopsis insignis Casier p. 114
1966Halecopsis insignis Casier p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
suborderAlbuloidei
familyOsmeroididae
genusOsmeroides
speciesinsignisDelvaux and Orlieb 1844

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.

†Osmeroides insignis Delvaux and Orlieb 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available