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Congeris brevior

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae

Taxonomy
Conger brevior was named by Koken (1888).

It was recombined as Congeris brevior by Leriche (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Conger brevior Koken
1942Congeris brevior Leriche p. 50
1981Conger brevior Thurmond and Jones p. 95

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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
familyMuraenidae
genusCongeris
speciesbrevior(Koken 1888)

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.

†Congeris brevior Koken 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 20:50:21
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:50:21
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Chattian or 41.30000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Conger brevior (3534)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Conger brevior (84174)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Conger brevior (84175)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Conger brevior (84136 84137 84139 84140)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Mississippi) Conger brevior (49872)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Alabama) Conger brevior (84142)