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Zonobythites

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Zonobythites was named by Schwarzhans (1981).

It was assigned to Ophidiidae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
Z. cornifer

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Zonobythites Schwarzhans p. 57
2019Zonobythites Schwarzhans p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusZonobythitesSchwarzhans 1981

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.

G. †Zonobythites Schwarzhans 1981
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†Zonobythites cornifer Schwarzhans 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Porangan to the top of the Bortonian or 45.70000 to 39.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Porangan45.7 - 42.6New Zealand (South Island) Z. cornifer (219502)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Z. cornifer (219504 219507 219508 219509)