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Sillago maxwelli

Osteichthyes - Acropomatiformes - Sillaginidae

Taxonomy
Sillago maxwelli was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.46872, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waihao River, south branch, which is in a Bortonian marine sandstone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. hassovicus, S. japonica
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2021-04-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Sillago maxwelli Schwarzhans p. 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
orderAcropomatiformes
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
familySillaginidaeRichardson 1846
genusSillagoCuvier 1817
speciesmaxwelli

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.

†Sillago maxwelli Schwarzhans 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988

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 (South Island) Sillago maxwelli (type locality: 219322 219503)