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Saccogaster

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae

Taxonomy
Saccogaster was named by Alcock (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophidiinae by Schwarzhans (1980); to Ophidiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Bythitidae by Schwarzhans (1985), Schwarzhans (2013); and to Bythitinae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Saccogaster Alcock
1980Saccogaster Schwarzhans p. 155
1985Saccogaster Schwarzhans p. 38
2002Saccogaster Sepkoski
2013Saccogaster Schwarzhans p. 172
2019Saccogaster Schwarzhans p. 178

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderBythitoidei
familyBythitidaeGill 1861
subfamilyBythitinaeGill 1861
genusSaccogasterAlcock 1889

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. Saccogaster Alcock 1889
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Saccogaster batanga Schwarzhans 2013
Saccogaster citreus Schwarzhans 1980
Saccogaster parengarenga Schwarzhans 2019
Saccogaster torpidus Schwarzhans 1985
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Nukumaruan or 37.71000 to 1.63000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) S. torpidus (100232)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) S. parengarenga (219517)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) S. parengarenga (219523 219524 219525)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) S. parengarenga (219274)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Gabon S. batanga (219366)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand S. citreus (219270)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Timorichthys citreus (219631)