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Megalops atlanticus

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Megalopidae

Taxonomy
Megalops atlanticus was named by Valenciennes (1847).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes
2001Megalops atlanticus Purdy et al. p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyMegalopidaeJordan 1923
genusMegalopsLacépède 1803
speciesatlanticusValenciennes 1847

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.

Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847
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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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 23.03000 to 0.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Megalops atlanticus (48887)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Megalops atlanticus (126605 187324)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Megalops atlanticus (179732)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Megalops atlanticus (20400)