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Gnathophis flemingi

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Gnathophis flemingi was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waihao River, south branch, which is in a Bortonian marine sandstone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans p. 22
2019Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans p. 30

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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
genusGnathophisKaup 1860
speciesflemingi

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.

Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans 1980
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Heretaungan to the top of the Bortonian or 48.90000 to 39.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Gnathophis flemingi (219500)
Heretaungan48.9 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Gnathophis flemingi (219498)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Gnathophis flemingi (type locality: 219322 219503)