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Gnathophis flemingi

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Gnathophis flemingi was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waihao River, south branch, which is in a Bortonian marine sandstone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. dissimilis, G. elongatus, G. mystax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans p. 22
2019Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusGnathophisKaup 1860
speciesflemingi

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.

†Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available