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Argyripnus oamaruensis

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Argyripnus oamaruensis was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47174, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oamaru, Beach Road section, which is in an Altonian marine siltstone in the Mount Harris Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Argyripnus oamaruensis Schwarzhans p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Stomiatii
orderStomiatiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusArgyripnusGilbert and Cramer 1897
speciesoamaruensis

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.

†Argyripnus oamaruensis Schwarzhans 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: oceanic, marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2014-07-26 22:58:49
Modified: 2014-07-26 23:00:07
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Girone et al. 2006, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Altonian or 21.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Argyripnus oamaruensis (219517)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Argyripnus oamaruensis (219341 type locality: 219606)