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Epigonus aquilonius

Osteichthyes - Epigonidae

Taxonomy
Epigonus aquilonius was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S. 47519, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Parengarenga Harbour North shore, which is in an Otaian marine sandstone in the Waioha Shellbeds Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Epigonus aquilonius Schwarzhans p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
familyEpigonidae
genusEpigonusRafinesque 1810
speciesaquilonius

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.

†Epigonus aquilonius Schwarzhans 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Epigonus aquilonius (type locality: 219517 219521 219522)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Island) Epigonus aquilonius (219527)