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Rhynchoconger chiloensis

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Rhynchoconger chiloensis was named by Schwarzhans and Nielsen (2021). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is SGO.PV.1603, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Perro south (PPS), which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. donzacqensis, R. panatanellii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Rhynchoconger chiloensis Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 10 figs. Fig. 4i

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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
genusRhynchocongerJordan and Hobbs 1925
specieschiloensis

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.

†Rhynchoconger chiloensis Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021Rhombical otoliths with centrally positioned pointed anterior and posterior tips. OL:OH = 1.5–1.55. Inner and outer faces moderately convex. Sulcus short, positioned at center of inner face, with distinct, long vertical ostial channel. OL:SuL = 2.2–2.4. Sulcus inclination angle 0–4°. Broad and distinct dorsal depression; faint ventral furrow 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 20.45000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Rhynchoconger chiloensis (46982 type locality: 241730 241732)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile Rhynchoconger chiloensis (179976 241734)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Chile (Bio-Bio) Rhynchoconger chiloensis (46978)