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Echidnocephalus

Taxonomy
Echidnocephalus was named by von der Marck (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Woodward (1901); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Echidnocephalus von der Marck p. 247
1901Echidnocephalus Woodward p. 163
2002Echidnocephalus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusEchidnocephalus

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. †Echidnocephalus von der Marck 1858
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Echidnocephalus tenuicaudus von der Marck 1858
Echidnocephalus troscheli von der Marck 1858
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 Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 89.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (Wyoming) E. sp. (87769)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany E. tenuicaudus (221711 221712) E. troscheli (221714) E. troschelii, E. tenuicaudus (213198)