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Cimolichthys

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Cimolichthyidae

Taxonomy
Cimolichthys was named by Leidy [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 718]. Its type is Cimolichthys levesiensis.

It was assigned to Enchodontidae by Woodward (1901), Hay (1902), Woodward (1902), Applegate (1970) and Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cimolichthyidae by Goody (1969), Goody (1970) and Nagrodski et al. (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
p. 1857
YearName and author
1864Plinthophorus Gunther
1901Cimolichthys Woodward p. 221
1902Cimolichthys Hay p. 390
1902Cimolichthys Woodward p. 43
1969Cimolichthys Goody p. 37
1970Cimolichthys Applegate p. 420
1970Cimolichthys Goody p. 2
1981Cimolichthys Thurmond and Jones p. 100
2002Cimolichthys Sepkoski
2012Cimolichthys Nagrodski et al. p. 83

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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
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
suborderCimolichthyoidei
familyCimolichthyidae
genusCimolichthysLeidy

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. †Cimolichthys Leidy
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Invalid names: Plinthophorus robustus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plinthophorus Gunther 1864 [synonym]
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 21:40:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:40:35
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 99.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) C. nepaholica (132505)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) C. levesiensis (213294)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (220907)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) C. nepaholica (94652)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (South Dakota) C. nepaholica (194130)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) C. nepaholica (81930 81934 82049)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Manitoba) C. nepaholica (36707 36748 36749)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (106341)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Niger C. sp. (229529)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) C. sp. (116894)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Brazil (Paraiba) C. sp. (134949)