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Paratrachichthys

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Paratrachichthys was named by Waite (1899). It is extant.

It was assigned to Trachichthyidae by Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Paratrachichthys Waite
1980Paratrachichthys Schwarzhans p. 137
2019Paratrachichthys Schwarzhans p. 253

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderBerycoidei
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusParatrachichthysWaite 1899

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.

G. Paratrachichthys Waite 1899
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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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Nukumaruan or 2.40000 to 1.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) P. sp. (219633)