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Centroberyx worthyi

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Berycidae

Taxonomy
Centroberyx worthyi was named by Schwarzhans et al. (2017). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.46920, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cosy Dell Farm, which is in a Duntroonian estuary/bay horizon in the Chatton Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Centroberyx worthyi Schwarzhans et al. p. 448
2019Centroberyx worthyi Schwarzhans p. 181

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Acanthomorpha(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
familyBerycidaeLowe 1843
genusCentroberyxGill 1862
speciesworthyi

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.

†Centroberyx worthyi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Clifdenian or 27.30000 to 15.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (type locality: 219615 219618)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219336 219579)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219591)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219517)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219600 219622)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Centroberyx worthyi (219524 219525 219526)
Clifdenian15.9 - 15.1New Zealand (South Island) Centroberyx worthyi (219623)