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Galaxiiformes
Taxonomy
Galaxiiformes is an order. It is extant.
It was assigned to Protacanthopterygii by Betancur et al. (2013); to Osmeromorpha by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Protacanthopterygii by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Protacanthopterygii by Betancur et al. (2013); to Osmeromorpha by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Protacanthopterygii by van der Laan (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2013 | Galaxiiformes Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Galaxiiformes Nelson et al. p. 254 |
| 2019 | Galaxiiformes van der Laan p. 68 |
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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.
Or. Galaxiiformes
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Fm. Galaxiidae
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Fm. Prototroctidae
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G. †Navidadichthys Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
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†Navidadichthys mirus Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Lillburnian or 23.04000 to 13.05000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aquitanian | New Zealand | Galaxias effusus (50035) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Chile | Navidadichthys mirus (46980 46982 241729 241730 241732) | |
| Lillburnian | New Zealand (South Island) | Galaxias kaikorai (235919) |