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Howella monodens

Osteichthyes - Howellidae

Taxonomy
Howella monodens was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is AU V537, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kaipara Harbour, which is in an Otaian marine siltstone in the Pakaurangi Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. zina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Howella monodens Schwarzhans p. 195

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
familyHowellidae
genusHowellaOgilby 1899
speciesmonodens

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.

†Howella monodens 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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Otaian or 21.70000 to 18.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (North Island) Howella monodens (219521 type locality: 219522)