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Euclichthys novaezeelandiae

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Euclichthyidae

Taxonomy
Raniceps planus novaezeelandiae was named by Frost (1924). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Euclichthys novaezeelandiae by Schwarzhans (1980) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Raniceps planus novaezeelandiae Frost p. 609 figs. Plate 61, Fig. 6
1980Euclichthys novaezeelandiae Schwarzhans p. 96
2019Euclichthys novaezeelandiae Schwarzhans p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Paracanthomorphacea
—Zeiogadaria
—Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyEuclichthyidaeCohen 1984
genusEuclichthysMcCulloch 1926
speciesnovaezeelandiae()

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Altonian or 21.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Euclichthys novaezeelandiae (219517)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Euclichthys novaezeelandiae (219586 219587 219590 219591)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Euclichthys novaezeelandiae (219318 219341 219592 219593 219595 219597 219598 219601 219602 219605 219606 219607 219608 219609 219744)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Euclichthys novaezeelandiae (219524 219526)