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Uroconger rectus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Congeris rectus was named by Frost (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Long Beach, Clifden, which is in an Altonian coastal horizon in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Uroconger rectus by Stinton (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Congeris rectus Frost p. 93 figs. Fig. 2
1957Uroconger rectus Stinton p. 83

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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
genusUrocongerKaup 1856
speciesrectus()

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.

Uroconger rectus Frost 1928
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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 Altonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 19.00000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Southland) Congeris rectus (type locality: 85538)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Uroconger rectus (219139)