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Karrerichthys admirabilis

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Melanonidae

Taxonomy
Karrerichthys admirabilis was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS 13062, which is in a Tongaporutuan marine mudstone in the Bells Creek Mudstone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Karrerichthys admirabilis Schwarzhans p. 103
2019Karrerichthys admirabilis Schwarzhans p. 168

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderMelanonoidei
familyMelanonidaeGoode and Bean 1896
genusKarrerichthys
speciesadmirabilis

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.

†Karrerichthys admirabilis 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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tongaporutuan or 11.04000 to 7.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) Karrerichthys admirabilis (type locality: 219269 219553 219554)