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Cladocyclus

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Cladocyclidae

Taxonomy
Cladocyclus was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: K Nc K Apti Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Cladocyclus lewesiensis. It is the type genus of Cladocyclidae.

It was assigned to Sphyraenidae by Leidy (1873); to Chirocentridae by Woodward (1901); to Mugilidae by Hay (1902); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cladocyclidae by Cavin et al. (2013).

Species
C. gardneri, C. lewesiensis (type species), C. occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cladocyclus Agassiz p. 174
1873Cladocyclus Leidy p. 347
1901Cladocyclus Woodward p. 107
1902Cladocyclus Hay p. 399
2002Cladocyclus Sepkoski
2013Cladocyclus Cavin et al. p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
familyCladocyclidaeMaisey 1991
genusCladocyclus

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.

G. †Cladocyclus Agassiz 1843
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†Cladocyclus gardneri Agassiz 1841
†Cladocyclus lewesiensis Agassiz 1887
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 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 122.46000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) C. sp. (28052)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Pernambuco) C. gardneri (193049 193050 193051 193052)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Brazil (Pernacumbo) C. sp. (165422)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Italy (Campania) C. sp. (112631)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Er Rachida) C. sp. (120457)