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Chlorophthalmus oligocenicus

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Chlorophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Chlorophthalmus oligocenicus was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Otekaieke special school, which is in a Waitakian marine limestone in the Otekaike Limestone Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Paraulopus oligocenicus by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Chlorophthalmus oligocenicus Schwarzhans p. 45
2019Paraulopus oligocenicus Schwarzhans p. 109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Cyclosquamata
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
familyChlorophthalmidaeJordan 1923
genusChlorophthalmusBonaparte 1840
speciesoligocenicus

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.

†Chlorophthalmus oligocenicus 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: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Otaian or 27.30000 to 18.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Chlorophthalmus oligocenicus (219331) Paraulopus oligocenicus (219569 219570)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Chlorophthalmus oligocenicus (type locality: 219336) Paraulopus oligocenicus (219319 219579 219580 219581 219582)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Paraulopus oligocenicus (219591)