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Conger biaculeatus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Conger biaculeatus was named by Lin et al. (2024). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 10720, an otolith (sagitta), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bashi Fm., Alabama, which is in a Ypresian offshore sandstone in the Bashi Formation of Alabama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. eocaenicus, C. extensus, C. myriaster, C. productus, C. eocaenicus, C. prolatus, C. websteri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Conger biaculeatus Lin et al. p. 214 fig. 4D–H

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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
genusCongerSchaeffer 1760
speciesbiaculeatus

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.

†Conger biaculeatus Lin et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available