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Chiloconger chilensis

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Chiloconger chilensis was named by Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is SGO.PV.1599, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matanzas north (MAT), which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Chiloconger chilensis Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 8 figs. Fig. 4b

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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
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusChilocongerMeyers and Wade 1941
specieschilensis

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.

Chiloconger chilensis Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021Compressed otoliths with distinct predorsal lobe. OL:OH = 1.3–1.45. Inner face distinctly convex, smooth. Sulcus short, its cauda slightly bent and its ostium with vertical ostial channel. OL:SuL = 1.55–1.7. Sulcus inclination angle 2–5°. No distinct dorsal depression; ventral furrow distinct, close to ventral rim of otolith.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Chiloconger chilensis (type locality: 241732)