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Gnathophis saubriguensis

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Lemkea saubriguensis was named by Steurbaut (1979). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gnathophis saubriguensis by Steurbaut (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Lemkea saubriguensis Steurbaut p. 54
1984Gnathophis saubriguensis Steurbaut p. 36

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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
speciessaubriguensis()

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.

Gnathophis saubriguensis Steurbaut 1979
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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 Aquitanian to the top of the Langhian or 23.04000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Greece (Greneva) Gnathophis saubriguensis (222448)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Gnathophis saubriguensis (219195)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Gnathophis saubriguensis (219196)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Gnathophis saubriguensis (219197)