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Congridarum carinatus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Congridarum carinatus was named by Frost (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ihungia Stream, which is in a Kapitean marine mudstone in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Gnathophis carinatus by Schwarzhans (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. diagonalis, C. fornicatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Congridarum carinatus Frost p. 137 figs. Figl 27
2019Gnathophis carinatus Schwarzhans p. 90

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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
genusCongridarumKaup 1856
speciescarinatus

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.

†Congridarum carinatus Frost 1934
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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: base of the Otaian to the top of the Kapitean or 21.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Gnathophis carinatus (219517 219522)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Gnathophis carinatus (219527)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Gnathophis carinatus (219523 219524 219525 219526)
Kapitean7.2 - 5.333New Zealand Congridarum carinatus (type locality: 162461)