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Sillago recta

Osteichthyes - Sillaginidae

Taxonomy
Sillago recta 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Sillago recta Schwarzhans p. 204
2017Sillago recta Schwarzhans et al. p. 451
2019Sillago recta Schwarzhans p. 195

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
familySillaginidaeRichardson 1846
genusSillagoCuvier 1817
speciesrecta

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.

Sillago recta Schwarzhans 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-21 04:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Altonian or 27.30000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Sillago recta (219614)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Sillago recta (219592 219593 219744)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Sillago recta (219524 219525)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Sillago recta (type locality: 67900)