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Eoanguilla

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Anguillidae

Taxonomy
Eoanguilla was named by Blot (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anguillidae by Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Eoanguilla Blot p. 98
2002Eoanguilla Sepkoski
2014Eoanguilla Bannikov p. 25
2014Eoanguilla Carnevale et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyAnguillidaeRafinesque 1810
genusEoanguillaBlot 1978

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.

G. †Eoanguilla Blot 1978
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Eoanguilla leptoptera Agassiz 1835
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy E. leptoptera (94830)