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Nolfophidion

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Nolfophidion was named by Schwarzhans (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m T Mi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ophidiinae by Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (1985); to Ophidiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophidiidae by Schwarzhans (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Nolfophidion Schwarzhans
1985Nolfophidion Schwarzhans p. 34
2002Nolfophidion Sepkoski
2007Nolfophidion Schwarzhans p. 326

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusNolfophidionSchwarzhans 1980

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. †Nolfophidion Schwarzhans 1980
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Nolfophidion refertus Stinton 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bortonian to the top of the Chattian or 42.60000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) N. refertus (219503) N. sp., N. refertus (219322)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Gadus refertus (122348)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Gadus refertus (48647 219138) N. refertus (174152)