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Rhynchoconger pantanelli

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Ophidium pantanelli was named by Bassoli (1906). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rhynchoconger pantanelli by Girone et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Ophidium pantanelli Bassoli
1924Ophidium pantanelli Frost p. 610
2006Rhynchoconger pantanelli Girone et al. p. 655

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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
genusRhynchocongerJordan and Hobbs 1925
speciespantanelli(Bassoli 1906)

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Castlecliffian or 41.03000 to 0.34000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Otolithus pantanelli (42636)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Ophidium pantanelli (205843)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Ophidium pantanelli (67897 67899 67900)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (Southland) Ophidium pantanelli (85538)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy Rhynchoconger pantanelli (159096)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Ophidium pantanelli (89043)