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Galaxias

Galaxiiformes - Galaxiidae

Taxonomy
Galaxias was named by Cuvier (1816). It is extant.

It was assigned to Galaxiidae by Robinson et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Galaxias Cuvier
2024Galaxias Robinson et al. p. 568

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eutheria()
—Prokaryota
—Bacteria
—Negibacteria
RankNameAuthor
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderGalaxiiformes
familyGalaxiidae
genusGalaxiasCuvier 1816

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.

G. Galaxias Cuvier 1816
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†Galaxias effusus Lee 2007
†Galaxias kaikorai Whitley 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass
Reference: Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Lillburnian or 23.03000 to 13.05000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand G. effusus (50035)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand (South Island) G. kaikorai (235919)