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Maurolicus aegrotus

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Maurolicus aegrotus was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Awamoa Creek, which is in an Altonian coastal siltstone in the Rifle Butts Siltstone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Maurolicus aegrotus Schwarzhans p. 37
2019Maurolicus aegrotus Schwarzhans p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusMaurolicusCocco 1838
speciesaegrotus

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.

†Maurolicus aegrotus Schwarzhans 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: oceanic, marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2014-07-26 22:58:49
Modified: 2014-07-26 23:00:07
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Girone et al. 2006, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Waitakian to the top of the Altonian or 25.20000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Maurolicus aegrotus (219336 219578 219580 219582)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Maurolicus aegrotus (219517)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Maurolicus aegrotus (219591)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Maurolicus aegrotus (type locality: 219341 219599 219606 219608)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Maurolicus aegrotus (219523 219525)