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Rhechias
Taxonomy
Rhechias was named by Jordan (1922) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 503]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Congrinae by Steurbaut (1984); to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Congridae by Stringer (1998) and Schwarzhans (2003).
It was assigned to Congrinae by Steurbaut (1984); to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Congridae by Stringer (1998) and Schwarzhans (2003).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1922 | Rhechias Jordan p. 644 |
1984 | Rhechias Steurbaut p. 38 |
1998 | Rhechias Stringer p. 150 |
2002 | Rhechias Sepkoski |
2003 | Rhechias Schwarzhans p. 32 |
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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. Rhechias Jordan 1922
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†Rhechias angulosus Schwarzhans 2003
Rhechias armiger Jordan 1922
Rhechias tysanochila Reid 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Holocene or 61.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma
Collections (10 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Selandian | Denmark | R. angulosus (159792 159793 159794 159795) | |
Chattian | France | R. nagymarosyi (219194) | |
Aquitanian | France | R. nagymarosyi, R. sp. (219195) | |
Burdigalian | France | R. bullisi, R. nagymarosyi, R. sp. (219196) | |
Tortonian | Panama | R. sp. (145519) | |
Pliocene | Jamaica | R. tysanochila (186673) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Louisiana) | R. sp. (161932) |