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Rhynchoconger aftonensis

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Lemkea aftonensis was named by Stinton (1975). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhynchoconger aftonensis by Nolf and Dockery (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. donzacqensis, R. panatanellii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Lemkea aftonensis Stinton
1993Rhynchoconger aftonensis Nolf and Dockery p. 27

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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
speciesaftonensis(Stinton 1975)

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.

†Rhynchoconger aftonensis Stinton 1975
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available