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Muraenoidei

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes

Taxonomy
Muraenoidei is a suborder.

It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Fierstine et al. (2012), van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Muraenoidei Fierstine et al. p. 13
2019Muraenoidei van der Laan p. 62

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderMuraenoidei
suborderMuraenoidei

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.

Subor. †Muraenoidei
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Fm. †Deprandidae Jordan 1924
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G. †Deprandus Gilbert 1921
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†Deprandus lestes Jordan and Gilbert 1921
Fm. Myrocongridae Gill 1890
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G. Myroconger Guenther 1879
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Deprandus lestes (185679)