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Rhynchoconger otaianus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Rhynchoconger otaianus was named by Schwarzhans (2019). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Otaio River Gorge, which is in a Waipawan/Mangaorapan marine sandstone in the Otaio Gorge Sandstone Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Rhynchoconger otaianus Schwarzhans p. 31
2024Rhynchoconger otaianus Robinson et al. p. 571

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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
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusRhynchocongerJordan and Hobbs 1925
speciesotaianus

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.

Rhynchoconger otaianus Schwarzhans 2019
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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 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Mangaorapan or 52.00000 to 48.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipawan - Mangaorapan56.0 - 48.9New Zealand (South Island) Rhynchoconger otaianus (type locality: 219497)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Rhynchoconger otaianus (219500)