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Hayenchelys germanus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes

Taxonomy
Urenchelys germanus was named by Hay (1903). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hadjoula (Day collection, AMNH), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone in Lebanon. It is the type species of Hayenchelys.

It was recombined as Hayenchelys germanus by Belouze et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Urenchelys germanus Hay p. 434 figs. Pl 36, fig 1; pl 37, fig 7
2003Hayenchelys germanus Belouze et al. p. 353 figs. 2-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
genusHayenchelys
speciesgermanus()

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.

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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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Hayenchelys germanus (213132 221065) Urenchelys germanus (type locality: 221229 221230)