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Ranzania ogaii

Tetraodontiformes - Molidae

Taxonomy
Ranzania ogaii was named by Uyeno and Sakamoto (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ochiai, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Hiranita Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Ranzania ogaii Uyeno and Sakamoto p. 109
2020Ranzania ogaii Carnevale et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderMoloidei
familyMolidae
genusRanzaniaNardo 1840
speciesogaii

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.

†Ranzania ogaii Uyeno and Sakamoto 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Saitama) Ranzania ogaii (type locality: 220509)