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Muraenesox

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Muraenesocidae

Taxonomy
Muraenesox was named by Mclelland (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Muraenesocidae by Stinton (1957), Casier (1966); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Muraenesox Mclelland p. 408
1957Muraenesox Stinton p. 83
1966Muraenesox Casier p. 424
2002Muraenesox Sepkoski

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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
familyMuraenesocidae
genusMuraenesoxMclelland 1843

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. Muraenesox Mclelland 1843
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Muraenesox barrytownensis Lin and Nolf 2022
Muraenesox cybium Casier 1966
Muraenesox furcatus Schwarzhans 2007
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) M. barrytownensis (237116)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) M. furcatus (188954)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) M. barrytownensis (237117)