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Opistognathus wharekuriensis

Osteichthyes - Opistognathidae

Taxonomy
Opistognathus wharekuriensis was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47538, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Head of Lake Waitaki, which is in a Duntroonian marine sandstone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. tertius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Opistognathus wharekuriensis Schwarzhans p. 203

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderBlenniomorphae
familyOpistognathidae
genusOpistognathusCuvier 1816
specieswharekuriensis

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.

†Opistognathus wharekuriensis 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Opistognathus wharekuriensis (type locality: 219570)