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Rhynchoconger otapiriensis
Taxonomy
Otolithus (Congridarum) otapiriensis was named by Frost (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Otapiri Creek, which is in a Chattian marine marl in New Zealand.
It was recombined as Gnathophis otapiriensis by Schwarzhans (1980); it was recombined as Rhynchoconger otapiriensis by Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Schwarzhans (2019).
It was recombined as Gnathophis otapiriensis by Schwarzhans (1980); it was recombined as Rhynchoconger otapiriensis by Schwarzhans et al. (2017) and Schwarzhans (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Otolithus (Congridarum) otapiriensis Frost p. 137 figs. Fig. 4 |
| 1980 | Gnathophis otapiriensis Schwarzhans p. 23 |
| 2017 | Rhynchoconger otapiriensis Schwarzhans et al. p. 439 |
| 2019 | Rhynchoconger otapiriensis Schwarzhans p. 94 |
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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.
†Rhynchoconger otapiriensis Frost 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Duntroonian or 27.30000 to 25.20000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chattian | New Zealand (South Island) | Congridarum otapiriensis (type locality: 204340) | |
| Duntroonian | New Zealand (South Island) | Gnathophis otapiriensis (219331) Rhynchoconger otapiriensis (219569 219612 219615 219619) |