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Raniceps planus

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Ranicipitidae

Taxonomy
Raniceps planus was named by Koken (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Raniceps planus Koken
1924Raniceps planus Frost p. 609

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyRanicipitidae
genusRanicepsOken 1817
speciesplanusKoken 1906

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.

Raniceps planus Koken 1906
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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: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Altonian or 15.98000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Raniceps planus (67900)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Lower Saxony) Raniceps planus (161965)