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Ogilbia luzanensis

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae

Taxonomy
Ogilbia luzanensis was named by Schwarzhans and Bratischko (2011). Its type specimen is ULUZ 2/139, 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Ogilbia luzanensis Schwarzhans and Bratischko pp. 94-95 figs. figs. 9A-F, 15H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderBythitoidei
familyBythitidaeGill 1861
subfamilyDinematichthyinaeWhitley 1928
genusOgilbiaJordan and Evermann 1898
speciesluzanensis

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.

Ogilbia luzanensis Schwarzhans and Bratischko 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Schwarzhans and A. Bratischko 2011Elongate, thin otoliths; OL:OH = 1.9-2.2; OH:OT = 2.0-2.5. Dorsal rim with concavity behind post- dorsal angle. Inner face slightly convex; outer face flat. Sul- cus clearly divided into longer ostium and shorter, deepened cauda.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, 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 Ogilbia luzanensis (type locality: 159509)