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Waihaoclupea pinguis

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Waihaoclupea pinguis was named by Schwarzhans (2019). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waihao River, south branch, which is in a Mangaorapan/Heretaungan marine carbonate in New Zealand. It is the type species of Waihaoclupea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Waihaoclupea pinguis Schwarzhans p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyClupeidaeCuvier 1817
genusWaihaoclupea
speciespinguis

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.

Waihaoclupea pinguis 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: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:03:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:03:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Heretaungan or 49.50000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mangaorapan - Heretaungan53.0 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) Waihaoclupea pinguis (type locality: 219500)
Heretaungan49.5 - 46.2New Zealand (South Island) Waihaoclupea pinguis (219498)