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Nettastoma

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Nettastomatidae

Taxonomy
Nettastoma was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nettastomatidae by Schwarzhans (2013) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Species
N. obscurus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Nettastoma Rafinesque p. 66
2002Nettastoma Sepkoski
2013Nettastoma Schwarzhans p. 155
2019Nettastoma Schwarzhans p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
suborderCongroideiRegan 1909
familyNettastomatidaeJordan and Davis 1891
genusNettastomaRafinesque 1810

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. Nettastoma Rafinesque 1810
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†Nettastoma obscurus Schwarzhans 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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, Carroll 1988

Age range: Kaiatan or 39.10000 to 36.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Congroideorum obscurus (219333)