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Muraenesox barrytownensis

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Muraenesocidae

Taxonomy
Muraenesox barrytownensis was named by Lin and Nolf (2022). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 9971, an otolith (sagitta), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is “upper” Lisbon Formation, Alabama, which is in a Bartonian offshore sandstone in the “upper” Lisbon Formation of Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Muraenesox barrytownensis Lin and Nolf p. 28 fig. 9

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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
familyMuraenesocidae
genusMuraenesoxMclelland 1843
speciesbarrytownensis

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.

Muraenesox barrytownensis Lin and Nolf 2022
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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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Muraenesox barrytownensis (237116)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Muraenesox barrytownensis (type locality: 237117)