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Heterenchelys

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae

Taxonomy
Heterenchelys was named by Regan (1912). It is extant.

It was assigned to Heterenchelyidae by Stinton (1957).

Species lacking formal opinion data
H. crassus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Heterenchelys Regan
1957Heterenchelys Stinton p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyHeterenchelyidae
genusHeterenchelysRegan 1912

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.

G. Heterenchelys Regan 1912
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Waiauan or 48.07000 to 11.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France H. richardsi (188957)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (Kaipara District) H. crassus (222572)