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Physiculus terakohensis

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Moridae

Taxonomy
Physiculus terakohensis was named by Frost (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tarakohe Quarry, which is in an Oligocene marine marl in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. fulvus, P. huloli
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2019-09-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Physiculus terakohensis Frost p. 139 fig. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyMoridae
genusPhysiculusKaup 1858
speciesterakohensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (North-West Nelson) Physiculus terakohensis (type locality: 173837)