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Galeichthys

Osteichthyes - Siluriformes - Ariidae

Taxonomy
Galeichthys was named by Valenciennes (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ariidae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
G. ohei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Galeichthys Valenciennes
2019Galeichthys Schwarzhans p. 240

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Otophysa
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familyAriidaeBerg 1958
genusGaleichthysValenciennes 1840

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.

G. Galeichthys Valenciennes 1840
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†Galeichthys ohei Schwarzhans 2019
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:44:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:44:03
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Opoitian to the top of the Nukumaruan or 5.33300 to 1.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Opoitian5.333 - 3.7New Zealand G. ohei (219270)
Opoitian - Mangapanian5.333 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) G. ohei (219628)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (North Island) G. ohei (219632)