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Taenioconger

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Taenioconger was named by Herre (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 503]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Heterocongrinae by Steurbaut (1984); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Taenioconger Herre p. 152
1984Taenioconger Steurbaut p. 38
2002Taenioconger Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyHeterocongrinae
genusTaeniocongerHerre 1923

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. Taenioconger Herre 1923
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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