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Rhynchoconger regularis

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Heterenchelys regularis was named by Stinton (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Princetown near, Miocene, which is in a Langhian marine horizon in the Gellibrand Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Rhynchoconger regularis by Schwarzhans (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Heterenchelys regularis Stinton p. 84
1985Rhynchoconger regularis Schwarzhans p. 16

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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()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusRhynchocongerJordan and Hobbs 1925
speciesregularis()

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.

†Rhynchoconger regularis Stinton 1957
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Diagnosis
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