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Gymnothorax diagonalis

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae

Taxonomy
Gymnothorax diagonalis was named by Stinton and Nolf (1970). It is a 3D body fossil.

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2021-05-01; modified by M. Uhen on 2021-05-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Gymnothorax diagonalis Stinton and Nolf p. 220

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
—HalecostomiRegan 1903
RankNameAuthor
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyMuraenidae
genusGymnothorax
speciesdiagonalis

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.

†Gymnothorax diagonalis Stinton and Nolf 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 20:50:21
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:50:21
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Gymnothorax diagonalis (220174)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Gymnothorax diagonalis (41992 41998)