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Tonganago wharenga

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Tonganago wharenga was named by Schwarzhans (2019). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Tonganago wharenga Schwarzhans p. 33

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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
genusTonganago
specieswharenga

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.

Tonganago wharenga 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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mangaorapan to the top of the Bortonian or 52.00000 to 39.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipawan - Mangaorapan56.0 - 48.9New Zealand (South Island) Tonganago wharenga (219497)
Mangaorapan52.0 - 48.9New Zealand (South Island) Tonganago wharenga (219499)
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan52.0 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Tonganago wharenga (219500 219501)
Heretaungan48.9 - 45.7New Zealand (South Island) Tonganago wharenga (219498)
Porangan45.7 - 42.6New Zealand (South Island) Tonganago wharenga (219502)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Tonganago wharenga (219322 219503)