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Rhynchoconger transversus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Uroconger transversus was named by Sulc (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Biarritz, which is in a Priabonian deep subtidal marl in France.

It was recombined as Hildebrandia transversa by Steurbaut (1984); it was recombined as Rhynchoconger transversus by Nolf and Dockery (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Uroconger transversus Sulc p. 17
1984Hildebrandia transversa Steurbaut p. 37
1993Rhynchoconger transversus Nolf and Dockery p. 27

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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
genusRhynchocongerJordan and Hobbs 1925
speciestransversus()

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.

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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 Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Rhynchoconger transversus (188959)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France Uroconger transversus (222677)