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Urenchelys anglicus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Urenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Urenchelys anglicus was named by Woodward (1900). It is not extant. Its type locality is Houghton (R. cuvieri or T. gracilis zone, Willett collection), which is in a Turonian/Turonian carbonate chalk in the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Urenchelys anglicus Woodward
1902Urenchelys anglicus Woodward p. 31

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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
familyUrenchelyidaeHay 1903
genusUrenchelysWoodward 1900
speciesanglicusWoodward 1900

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.

†Urenchelys anglicus Woodward 1900
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Urenchelys anglicus (238510)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Urenchelys anglicus (type locality: 222452 222453)