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Heteroconger astroblematicus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Heteroconger astroblematicus was named by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011). Its type specimen is ULUZ 2/062, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Luzanivka [Tashlik Fm], which is in a Selandian/Thanetian shallow subtidal sandstone in the Tashlik Formation of Ukraine.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Heteroconger astroblematicus Schwarzhans and Bratischko p. 87 figs. figs. 3B-E, 15A

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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
genusHeterocongerBleeker 1868
speciesastroblematicus

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.

†Heteroconger astroblematicus Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Schwarzhans and A. Bratischko 2011Small otoliths up to slightly over 3 mm length, roundish, thick; OH:OT = 2.2-2.4. Inner face strongly con- vex. Sulcus inclined; ostium widened and deepened, anteri- orly closed near to anterior tip of otolith and without ostial channel. No or very weak dorsal depression.
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 Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Ukraine Heteroconger astroblematicus (type locality: 159509)