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Bidenichthys struthersi

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae

Taxonomy
Bidenichthys struthersi was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is SNSB-BSPG XVII 7, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White Rock River, which is in an Altonian marine sandstone in the Southburn Sand Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Bidenichthys struthersi Schwarzhans p. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
suborderBythitoidei
familyBythitidaeGill 1861
subfamilyBrosmophycinaeGill 1862
genusBidenichthysBarnard 1934
speciesstruthersi

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.

Bidenichthys struthersi Schwarzhans 2019
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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
Diet 2: parasiteo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:30:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:30:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Altonian or 19.00000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Bidenichthys struthersi (219622 type locality: 219744)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Bidenichthys struthersi (219526)