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Evynnis abax

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Evynnis abax was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47530, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White Rock River, which is in an Altonian marine sandstone in the Southburn Sand Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Evynnis abax Schwarzhans p. 199

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familySparidaeBonaparte 1832
genusEvynnisThompson and Thompson 1912
speciesabax

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.

†Evynnis abax Schwarzhans 2019
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Altonian or 27.30000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Evynnis abax (219615 219616)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Evynnis abax (type locality: 219744)