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Gilloblennius

Actinopteri - Blenniiformes - Tripterygiidae

Taxonomy
Gilloblennius was named by Whitley and Phillipps (1939). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tripterygiidae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
G. tripennis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Gilloblennius Whitley and Phillipps
2019Gilloblennius Schwarzhans p. 262

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Ovalentariae
superorderBlenniimorphae
orderBlenniiformes
suborderBlennioidei()
familyTripterygiidae
genusGilloblenniusWhitley and Phillipps 1939

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. Gilloblennius Whitley and Phillipps 1939
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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: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Nukumaruan or 2.40000 to 1.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.63 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) G. tripennis (219633 219635)