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Protanago sector

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Otolithus (Platessae) sector was named by Koken (1888).

It was recombined as Paraconger sector by Ebersole et al. (2019); it was recombined as Protanago sector by Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Otolithus (Platessae) sector Koken
2019Paraconger sector Ebersole et al. p. 190
2025Protanago sector Cicimurri et al. p. 78

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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
subfamilyBathymyrinae
genusProtanagoSchwarzhans et al. 2024
speciessector(Koken 1888)

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.

Protanago sector Koken 1888
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58USA (Mississippi) Otolithus sector (163732)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Otolithus sector (42636 42644)