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Bassanago

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Bassanago was named by Whitley (1948). It is extant.

It was assigned to Congridae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data
B. whangaimoanaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Bassanago Whitley
2019Bassanago Schwarzhans p. 236

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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
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusBassanagoWhitley 1948

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. Bassanago Whitley 1948
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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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Nukumaruan or 2.40000 to 1.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand B. whangaimoanaensis (219631)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) B. whangaimoanaensis (219637)