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Rhechias tysanochila

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Rhechias tysanochila was named by Reid (1934). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. bullisi, R. nagymarosyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Rhechias tysanochila Reid
1998Rhechias tysanochila Stringer p. 150

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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
genusRhechiasJordan 1922
speciestysanochilaReid 1934

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Rhechias tysanochila (186673)