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Ariosoma balearica

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Ariosoma balearicum was named by Delaroche (1809). It is extant.

It was corrected as Ariosoma balearica by Stringer (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. mesohellenica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Ariosoma balearicum Delaroche
1984Ariosoma balearicum Steurbaut p. 34
1998Ariosoma balearica Stringer p. 150

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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
genusAriosomaSwainson 1838
speciesbalearica(Delaroche 1809)

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.

Ariosoma balearica Delaroche 1809
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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: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian - Early/Lower Miocene28.1 - 15.97Greece (Greneva) Ariosoma balearicum (222448)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Ariosoma balearicum (219195)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Venezuela (Paraguana) Ariosoma balearicum (118106)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Ariosoma balearicum (219196)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Ariosoma balearicum (219197)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Ariosoma balearica (186673)