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Hemerocoetes whiroki

Actinopteri - Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae

Taxonomy
Hemerocoetes whiroki was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47581, 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Hemerocoetes whiroki Schwarzhans p. 217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderJugulares
Percophidiformes
familyHemerocoetidae
genusHemerocoetesCuvier and Valenciennes 1837
specieswhiroki

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.

Hemerocoetes whiroki Schwarzhans 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

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

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes whiroki (type locality: 219569 219570 219619)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes whiroki (219579)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Hemerocoetes whiroki (219341 219599 219606 219744)