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Heterenchelyidae
Taxonomy
Heterenchelyidae is a family. It is extant.
It was assigned to Colocephali by Jordan (1963); to Muraenoidei by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Anguilliformes by Ebersole et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Colocephali by Jordan (1963); to Muraenoidei by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Anguilliformes by Ebersole et al. (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1963 | Heterenchelyidae Jordan p. 633 |
2016 | Heterenchelyidae Nelson et al. p. 142 |
2019 | Heterenchelyidae Ebersole et al. p. 187 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Pliocene or 47.80000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Collections (9 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Lutetian | France | Heterenchelys richardsi (188957) | |
Lutetian | USA (Texas) | Pythonichthys sp. (209370) | |
Priabonian | USA (Louisiana) | Pythonichthys sp. (75638) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Venezuela (Paraguana) | Pythonichthys sp. (118106) | |
Otaian | New Zealand (South Island) | Panturichthys grenfelli (219586) | |
Otaian | New Zealand (North Island) | Panturichthys grenfelli (219517) | |
Altonian | New Zealand (North Shore) | Pythonichthys sp. (219524) | |
Lillburnian - Waiauan | New Zealand (Kaipara District) | Heterenchelys crassus (222572) | |
Pliocene | Jamaica | Pythonichthys sp. (186673) |