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Gymnothorax
Taxonomy
Gymnothorax was named by Bloch (1795). It is extant.
It was assigned to Muraenidae by Stinton and Nolf (1970), Nolf (1972), Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Muraenidae by Stinton and Nolf (1970), Nolf (1972), Fierstine et al. (2012).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1795 | Gymnothorax Bloch |
| 1970 | Gymnothorax Stinton and Nolf p. 220 |
| 1972 | Gymnothorax Nolf p. 139 |
| 2012 | Gymnothorax Fierstine et al. p. 13 |
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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. Gymnothorax Bloch 1795
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†Gymnothorax diagonalis Stinton and Nolf 1970
†Gymnothorax mordax Ayres 1859
Gymnothorax octavianus Myers and Wade 1941
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | France | G. diagonalis (220174) | |
| Lutetian | Belgium | G. sp. (123069) | |
| Lutetian | United Kingdom (England) | G. diagonalis (41992 41998) |