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Euclichthys

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Euclichthyidae

Taxonomy
Euclichthys was named by McCulloch (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ranicipitinae by Schwarzhans (1980); to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Euclichthyidae by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Euclichthys McCulloch
1980Euclichthys Schwarzhans p. 95
2002Eulichthys Sepkoski
2019Euclichthys Schwarzhans p. 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Paracanthomorphacea
—Zeiogadaria
—Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyEuclichthyidaeCohen 1984
genusEuclichthysMcCulloch 1926

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.

G. Euclichthys McCulloch 1926
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†Euclichthys eocenicus Schwarzhans 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Kaiatan to the top of the Altonian or 39.10000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) E. eocenicus (219333)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) E. novaezeelandiae (219586 219587 219590 219591)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) E. novaezeelandiae (219517)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) E. novaezeelandiae (219318 219341 219592 219593 219595 219597 219598 219601 219602 219605 219606 219607 219608 219609 219744)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) E. novaezeelandiae (219524 219526)