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Moringua waimumuensis

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Moringuidae

Taxonomy
Moringua waimumuensis was named by Schwarzhans et al. (2017). Its type specimen is OU22814, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cosy Dell Farm, which is in a Duntroonian estuary/bay horizon in the Chatton Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Moringua waimumuensis Schwarzhans et al.
2019Moringua waimumuensis Schwarzhans p. 86
2024Moringua waimumuensis Robinson et al. p. 570

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderMoringuoidei
familyMoringuidae
genusMoringuaGray 1831
specieswaimumuensis

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.

†Moringua waimumuensis Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available