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Rhynchoconger placidus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Rhynchoconger placidus was named by Schwarzhans et al. (2017). Its type specimen is MFM 207001, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shimohirano River, which is in a Rupelian marine sandstone in the Kishima Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Rhynchoconger placidus Schwarzhans et al. p. 7 figs. Pl. 1, Figs 3–9; Pl. 7, Figs 1–3

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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
speciesplacidus

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.

†Rhynchoconger placidus Schwarzhans et al. 2017
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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: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Japan (Saga) Rhynchoconger placidus (type locality: 204551)