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Voltaconger latispinus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Voltaconger latispinus was named by Agassiz (1835).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Voltaconger latispinus Agassiz
1999Voltaconger latispinus Weems p. 59
2014Voltaconger latispinus Bannikov p. 25
2014Voltaconger latispinus Carnevale et al. p. 41

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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
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusVoltacongerBlot 1978
specieslatispinusAgassiz 1835

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.

†Voltaconger latispinus Agassiz 1835
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Voltaconger latispinus (94830)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Voltaconger latispinus (15595)