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Leptolepides

Actinopteri - Orthogonikleithridae

Taxonomy
Leptolepides was named by Nybelin (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 746,915].

It was assigned to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Orthogonikleithridae by Konwert (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Leptolepides Nybelin
2002Leptolepides Sepkoski
2016Leptolepides Konwert p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
familyOrthogonikleithridaeArratia 1987
genusLeptolepidesNybelin 1974

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. †Leptolepides Nybelin 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Berriasian or 155.70000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France L. sp. (24426)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) L. sprattiformis (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) L. sp. (132944 150583)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) L. sp. (187436)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) L. sp. (118174) L. sprattiformis (31991)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Israel L. sp. (84472)