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Gnathophis umbrellabius

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Fimbriceps umbrellabia was named by Whitley (1948). It is extant.

It was recombined as Gnathophis umbrellabius by Schwarzhans (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. dissimilis, G. elongatus, G. mystax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Fimbriceps umbrellabia Whitley
2019Gnathophis umbrellabius Schwarzhans p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusGnathophisKaup 1860
speciesumbrellabius(Whitley 1948)

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Waiauan to the top of the Holocene or 13.05000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (North Island) Gnathophis umbrellabius (219549)
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand Gnathophis umbrellabius (219270)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Gnathophis umbrellabius (219644)
Mangapanian - Nukumaruan3.0 - 1.63New Zealand Gnathophis umbrellabius (219631)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) Gnathophis umbrellabius (219632 219635 219638)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand (North Island) Gnathophis umbrellabius (219639)
Haweran - Holocene0.34 - 0.0New Zealand (North Island) Gnathophis umbrellabius (219640)