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Prototroctidae

Osteichthyes - Galaxiiformes - Prototroctidae

Taxonomy
Prototroctidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Osmeriformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Galaxiiformes by Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021).

Subtaxa
Navidadichthys

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Prototroctidae Nelson et al. p. 258
2021Prototroctidae Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Protacanthopterygii()
orderGalaxiiformes
familyPrototroctidae
familyPrototroctidae

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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G. †Navidadichthys Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
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†Navidadichthys mirus Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Navidadichthys mirus (46980 46982 241729 241730 241732)