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Valenciennellus kotthausi

Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae

Taxonomy
Valenciennellus kotthausi was named by Steurbaut (1979). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jean Tic, which is in a Burdigalian marine horizon in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Valenciennellus kotthausi Steurbaut p. 58
1984Valenciennellus kotthausi Steurbaut p. 46

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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
Euteleosteomorpha
Stomiati
orderStomiiformes
suborderGonostomatoidei
familySternoptychidaeGill 1863
genusValenciennellusJordan and Evermann 1895
specieskotthausi

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.

Valenciennellus kotthausi Steurbaut 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: oceanic, marinef
Locomotion: fast-movingf
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: deepf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2014-07-26 22:58:49
Modified: 2014-07-26 23:00:07
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Girone et al. 2006, 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
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Valenciennellus kotthausi (219195)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Valenciennellus kotthausi (219196 type locality: 220042)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Valenciennellus kotthausi (219197)