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Synaphobranchoidei (disused)

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes

Taxonomy
Synaphobranchoidei is a suborder. It is extant.

It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Synaphobranchoidei Nelson et al. p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderSynaphobranchoidei
suborderSynaphobranchoidei

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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Subfm. Ilyophinae
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Invalid names: Dysommatinae [synonym]
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Invalid names: Simenchelyinae [empty], Synaphobranchinae [empty]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Nukumaruan or 2.40000 to 1.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.63 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand (South Island) Synaphobranchidae indet. (219643)