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Blachea semeniformis

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Blachea semeniformis was named by Schwarzhans (2019). It is extant. Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47479, an otolith. Its type locality is Little Pareora River, which is in a Waitakian marine siltstone in the Mount Harris Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Blachea semeniformis Schwarzhans p. 87

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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
genusBlacheaKarrer and Smith 1980
speciessemeniformis

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.

Blachea semeniformis 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 Waitakian to the top of the Altonian or 25.20000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Blachea semeniformis (type locality: 219578)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Blachea semeniformis (219591)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Blachea semeniformis (219341 219593 219744)