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Leptocephalus monganius

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes

Taxonomy
Leptocephalus monganius was named by Phillipps (1932). It is extant.

It was recombined as Conger monganius by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Leptocephalus monganius Phillipps
2019Conger monganius Schwarzhans p. 237

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
genusLeptocephalusGronow 1763
speciesmonganiusPhillipps 1932

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.

Leptocephalus monganius Phillipps 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Haweran to the top of the Holocene or 0.34000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Conger monganius (219641)