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Carapus nuntius

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae

Taxonomy
Fierasfer nuntius was named by Koken (1891). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Carapus nuntius by Steurbaut (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Fierasfer nuntius Koken p. 99
1906Fierasfer nuntius Koken
1924Fierasfer nuntius Frost p. 611
1928Fierasfer nuntius Frost p. 97
1979Carapus nuntius Steurbaut p. 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyCarapidaeJordan and Fowler 1902
genusCarapusRafinesque 1810
speciesnuntius()

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.

Carapus nuntius Koken 1891
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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
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Altonian or 18.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Fierasfer nuntius (205843)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Carapus nuntius (220042)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (Southland) Fierasfer nuntius (85538)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (Lower Saxony) Fierasfer nuntius (161965)