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Uroconger eocaenicus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Uroconger eocaenicus was named by Sulc (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Biarritz, which is in a Priabonian deep subtidal marl in France.

Subspecies
U. rostrata
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
U. emarginatus, U. ovalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Uroconger eocaenicus Sulc p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusUrocongerKaup 1856
specieseocaenicus

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.

†Uroconger eocaenicus Sulc 1932
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France Uroconger eocaenicus (type locality: 222677)