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Waitakia dorsogibbosa

Actinopteri - Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae

Taxonomy
Waitakia dorsogibbosa was named by Lin et al. (2024). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 10755, 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.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Waitakia dorsogibbosa Lin et al. p. 224 fig. 9F–G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderJugulares
—Percophidiformes
familyHemerocoetidae
genusWaitakia
speciesdorsogibbosa

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.

†Waitakia dorsogibbosa Lin et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Virginia) Waitakia dorsogibbosa (type locality: 237216)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland) Waitakia dorsogibbosa (237218)