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Diogenichthys aguilerai

Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Taxonomy
Diogenichthys aguilerai was named by Schwarzhans (2013). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Diogenichthys aguilerai Schwarzhans p. 158
2019Diogenichthys aguilerai Schwarzhans p. 116
2021Diogenichthys aguilerai Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Myctophata
orderMyctophiformesRegan 1911
familyMyctophidaeGill 1893
genusDiogenichthysBolin 1839
speciesaguilerai

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.

Diogenichthys aguilerai Schwarzhans 2013
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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 21:28:48
Modified: 2009-07-21 04:28:48
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Diogenichthys aguilerai (219582)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Diogenichthys aguilerai (46982 241729 241730 241733)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile (Bio-Bio) Diogenichthys aguilerai (46979)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile Diogenichthys aguilerai (179976)