IRMNG - Herpetocetus van Beneden, 1872 †

IRMNG taxon details

Herpetocetus van Beneden, 1872 †

IRMNG_ID

1369902 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1369902)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cetotheriidae Brandt, 1872 †

Synonymised names

Erpetocetus van Beneden, 1880 † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Mizuhoptera Hatai, Hayasaka & Masuda, 1963 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Bull. Acad. Sci. Belgique, (2) 34
page(s): 20 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Herpetocetus van Beneden, 1872 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1369902 on 2024-05-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-02-05 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-10-01 05:18:54Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (10)
Notes (1)

original description Bull. Acad. Sci. Belgique, (2) 34
page(s): 20 [details]

basis of record Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

verified source for family The Paleobiology Database (2022 version). , available online at http://www.paleobiodb.org [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. [details]

extant flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. [details]

habitat flag source Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. [details]

original description (of Mizuhoptera Hatai, Hayasaka & Masuda, 1963 †) Res. Bull. Saito Ho-on Kai Mus. No. 32
page(s): 9 [details]

original description (of Erpetocetus van Beneden, 1880 †) Bull. Acad. Sci. Belgique, (2) 50
page(s): 25 [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info Marine, fossil: Tertiary (Sepkoski 2002) [details]