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Nettastomatidae

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Nettastomatidae

Taxonomy
Nettastomatidae was named by Jordan and Davis (1891). It is extant.

It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Schwarzhans (2013); and to Congroidei by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Nettastomatidae Jordan and Davis
2013Nettastomatidae Schwarzhans p. 155
2016Nettastomatidae Nelson et al. p. 147

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderCongroideiRegan 1909
familyNettastomatidaeJordan and Davis 1891
familyNettastomatidaeJordan and Davis 1891

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.

Fm. Nettastomatidae Jordan and Davis 1891
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G. Nettastoma Rafinesque 1810
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Nettastoma obscurus Schwarzhans 1980
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 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Kaiatan to the top of the Calabrian or 39.10000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 36.7 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Congroideorum obscurus (219333)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Greece (Rhodes) Nettastomatidae indet. (207569)
Gelasian - Ionian2.58 - 0.129Greece (Kephallonia) Nettastomatidae indet. (207577)