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Suggrundus waitakiensis

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Platycephalidae

Taxonomy
Platycephalus waitakiensis was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lake Waitaki, which is in a Duntroonian marine sandstone in the Wharekuri Greensand Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Suggrundus waitakiensis by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Platycephalus waitakiensis Schwarzhans p. 163
2019Suggrundus waitakiensis Schwarzhans p. 190

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyPlatycephalidae
genusSuggrundusWhitley 1930
specieswaitakiensis()

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.

†Suggrundus waitakiensis Schwarzhans 1980
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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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Platycephalus waitakiensis (type locality: 219331) Suggrundus waitakiensis (219569)