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Argyripnus

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Argyripnus was named by Gilbert and Cramer (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 503]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Stomiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sternoptychidae by Steurbaut (1984) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Argyripnus Gilbert and Cramer
1984Argyripnus Steurbaut p. 46
2002Argyripnus Sepkoski
2019Argyripnus Schwarzhans p. 37

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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
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusArgyripnusGilbert and Cramer 1897

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. Argyripnus Gilbert and Cramer 1897
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†Argyripnus oamaruensis Schwarzhans 2019
†Argyripnus primigenius Steurbaut 1984
†Argyripnus rapahoensis Schwarzhans 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: oceanic, marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2014-07-26 22:58:49
Modified: 2014-07-26 23:00:07
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Girone et al. 2006, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Runangan to the top of the Altonian or 36.00000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand A. rapahoensis (219493)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France A. primigenius (219194)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) A. oamaruensis (219517)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) A. oamaruensis (219341 219606)