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Ampheristus sinuocaudatus

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Ampheristus sinuocaudatus was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Ampheristus sinuocaudatus Schwarzhans p. 148
2019Ampheristus sinuocaudatus Schwarzhans p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusAmpheristusKonig 1825
speciessinuocaudatus

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.

Ampheristus sinuocaudatus 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: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Mangaorapan to the top of the Porangan or 52.00000 to 42.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangaorapan52.0 - 48.9New Zealand (South Island) Ampheristus sinuocaudatus (219499)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Ampheristus sinuocaudatus (219501)
Heretaungan48.9 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Ampheristus sinuocaudatus (219498)
Porangan45.7 - 42.6New Zealand (South Island) Ampheristus sinuocaudatus (219502)