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Conger illaesus
Taxonomy
Conger illaesus was named by Schwarzhans (2003). Its type specimen is MGUH 26052, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sundkrogen [Lellinge Greensand], which is in a Selandian marine sandstone in the Lellinge Greensand Formation of Denmark.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2003 | Conger illaesus Schwarzhans pp. 26-29 |
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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.
†Conger illaesus Schwarzhans 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. Schwarzhans 2003 | Elongated, nearly symmetrical and massive otoliths. The sulcus is undifferentiated and filled with a single, oval colliculum, which is somewhat reduced to the anterior. The dorsal depression is wide and pro- minent. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||