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Parbatmya

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Parbatmya was named by Frizzell and Dante (1965). Its type is Parbatmya brazosensis.

It was assigned to Ariosominae by Frizzell and Dante (1965).

Species
P. brazosensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. fornicata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Parbatmya Frizzell and Dante p. 698

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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
subfamilyAriosominae
genusParbatmya

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. †Parbatmya Frizzell and Dante 1965
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Parbatmya brazosensis Frizzell and Dante 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) P. fornicata (84145)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Texas) P. fornicata (84143 84147)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) P. brazosensis (7438 7439)