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Trichodon obesus

Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Trichodontidae

Taxonomy
Trichodon obesus 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 Plectrogenium obesus by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Trichodon obesus Schwarzhans p. 182
2019Plectrogenium obesus Schwarzhans p. 188

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderScorpaeniformes
familyTrichodontidae
genusTrichodonTilesius 1813
speciesobesus

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.

†Trichodon obesus 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
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:41:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Altonian or 19.00000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Trichodon obesus (type locality: 67900)