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Neobythites pamunkeyensis

Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Taxonomy
Neobythites pamunkeyensis was named by Lin et al. (2024). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 10744, an otolith (sagitta), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pamunkey River, which is in a Ypresian offshore sandstone in the Nanjemoy Formation of Virginia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Neobythites pamunkeyensis Lin et al. p. 222 fig. 7G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiaria
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderOphidioidei
familyOphidiidaeRafinesque 1810
genusNeobythitesGoode and Bean 1885
speciespamunkeyensis

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.

Neobythites pamunkeyensis Lin et al. 2024
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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
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) Neobythites pamunkeyensis (type locality: 237216)