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Dibranchus kakahoensis

Osteichthyes - Lophiiformes - Ogcocephalidae

Taxonomy
Dibranchus kakahoensis was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is CD949, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hampden Beach cliffs, which is in a Bortonian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Dibranchus kakahoensis Schwarzhans p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderLophiiformes
suborderOgcocephaloidei
familyOgcocephalidae
genusDibranchusPeters 1876
specieskakahoensis

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.

†Dibranchus kakahoensis 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 21:28:19
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:28:19
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bortonian or 42.60000 to 39.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Dibranchus kakahoensis (type locality: 219510 219511)