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Austrophycis pseudomegalops

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Moridae

Taxonomy
Austrophycis pseudomegalops was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is S137/f499 - Rifle Butts Fm, Pukeuri, which is in an Altonian coastal sandstone in the Rifle Butts Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Pseudophycis pseudomegalops by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Austrophycis pseudomegalops Schwarzhans p. 86
2019Pseudophycis pseudomegalops Schwarzhans p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyMoridae
genusAustrophycisOgilby 1897
speciespseudomegalops

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.

†Austrophycis pseudomegalops 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 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Waitakian to the top of the Clifdenian or 25.20000 to 15.10000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219579)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219586 219591)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Austrophycis pseudomegalops (type locality: 67900)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Austrophycis pseudomegalops (219271) Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219318 219341 219592 219593 219597 219599 219744)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Pseudophycis pseudomegalops (219623)