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Sphenocephalus fissicaudus

Actinopteri - Sphenocephaliformes - Sphenocephalidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Sphenocephalus fissicaudus Agassiz p. 4
1858Sphenocephalus fissicaudus von der Marck p. 253
1863Sphenocephalus fissicaudus von der Marck p. 17 figs. Pl 3, fig 2
1964Sphenocephalus fissicaudus Patterson p. 383 fig. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderParacanthopterygii
orderSphenocephaliformes
familySphenocephalidae
genusSphenocephalus
speciesfissicaudus

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Sphenocephalus fissicaudus (221711 221717)