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Pseudoxenomystax

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Pseudoxenomystax was named by Breder (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Congridae by Schwarzhans (1980); and to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Pseudoxenomystax Breder p. 6
1980Pseudoxenomystax Schwarzhans p. 15
2002Pseudoxenomystax Sepkoski

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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
genusPseudoxenomystaxBreder 1927

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.

G. Pseudoxenomystax Breder 1927
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Opoitian or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Opoitian5.333 - 3.6New Zealand P. whangaimoanaensis, P. hirsutus (219270)