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Nettastoma obscurus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Nettastomatidae

Taxonomy
Congroideorum obscurus was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waihao River, near McCullough's Bridge, which is in a Kaiatan marine sandstone in the Waihao Greensand Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Nettastoma obscurus by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Congroideorum obscurus Schwarzhans p. 35
2019Nettastoma obscurus Schwarzhans p. 35

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

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.

Nettastoma obscurus Schwarzhans 1980
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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 (type locality: 219333)