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Paraulopus miocaenicus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paraulopidae

Taxonomy
Elops miocaenicus was named by Frost (1924). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is S137/f499 - Rifle Butts Fm, Pukeuri, which is in an Altonian coastal sandstone in the Rifle Butts Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Chlorophthalmus miocenicus by Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (1985); it was recombined as Paraulopus miocaenicus by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Elops miocaenicus Frost p. 612 figs. Plate 62, Fig. 14
1928Elops miocaenicus Frost p. 97
1980Chlorophthalmus miocenicus Schwarzhans p. 47
1985Chlorophthalmus miocenicus Schwarzhans p. 19
2019Paraulopus miocaenicus Schwarzhans p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
familyParaulopidaeSato and Nakabo 2002
genusParaulopusSato and Nakabo 2002
speciesmiocaenicus()

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.

†Paraulopus miocaenicus Frost 1924
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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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Altonian or 37.71000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Chlorophthalmus miocenicus (219149)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Chlorophthalmus miocenicus (174152)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Chlorophthalmus miocenicus (219341)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Elops miocaenicus, Chlorophthalmus miocenicus (type locality: 67900)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (Southland) Elops miocaenicus (85538)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Chlorophthalmus miocenicus (219137)