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Coelorinchus balushkini

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae

Taxonomy
Coelorinchus balushkini was named by Schwarzhans et al. (2017). Its type specimen is NRM-PZ P.15976 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IAA 1/90, Ungulate site, which is in a Bartonian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Coelorinchus balushkini Schwarzhans et al. p. 157

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacrouridaeJordan and Evermann 1898
genusCoelorinchusGiorna 1809
speciesbalushkini

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.

Coelorinchus balushkini Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Schwarzhans et al. 2017OL:OH D 1.7. Dorsal rim with marked pre- dorsal angle. Ventral rim moderately deeply curved, deep- est anteriorly, flattened at deepest point. CCL:OCL D 1.6; CaL:OsL D 1.45. Collum moderately wide, with faint pseudocolliculum.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Coelorinchus balushkini (type locality: 100414)