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Grahamichthys frigophila

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Thalasseloetridae

Taxonomy
Grahamichthys frigophila was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is AU V561, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS 9700, which is in an Altonian marine sandstone in the Southburn Sand Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Grahamichthys frigophila Schwarzhans p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyThalasseloetridaeGill and Mooi 2012
genusGrahamichthysWhitley 1956
speciesfrigophila

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.

†Grahamichthys frigophila 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Altonian or 18.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Grahamichthys frigophila (type locality: 219318 219744)