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Hoplichthys gobiomorphus

Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes - Hoplichthyidae

Taxonomy
Hoplichthys gobiomorphus was named by Schwarzhans (1985). Its type specimen is SAM P 19988, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Old Metropolitan Abattoirs, which is in a Priabonian marine horizon in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Hoplichthys gobiomorphus Schwarzhans p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
familyHoplichthyidae
genusHoplichthysCuvier and Valenciennes 1829
speciesgobiomorphus

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.

†Hoplichthys gobiomorphus Schwarzhans 1985
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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 21:41:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:41:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Hoplichthys gobiomorphus (type locality: 219155)