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Lactarius sigmoidalis

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Lactariidae

Taxonomy
Sparidarum sigmoidalis was named by Frost (1934). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ihungia Stream, which is in a Kapitean marine mudstone in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Lactarius sigmoidalis by Schwarzhans (1980), Schwarzhans (1985) and Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Sparidarum sigmoidalis Frost p. 140 figs. Fig. 41
1980Lactarius sigmoidalis Schwarzhans p. 193
1985Lactarius sigmoidalis Schwarzhans p. 46
2019Lactarius sigmoidalis Schwarzhans p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyLactariidae
genusLactariusCuvier and Valenciennes 1833
speciessigmoidalis()

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.

†Lactarius sigmoidalis Frost 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Kapitean or 38.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219147)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219149 219150 219151 219153 219156 219164)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Lactarius sigmoidalis (174152)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (45665 219331 219337 219569)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219273 219319 219334 219336 219578 219579 219580 219581 219582 219584)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Lactarius sigmoidalis (152323)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219586 219590)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219271 219339 219341 219593 219594 219595 219597 219598 219604 219605 219606 219621)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Lactarius sigmoidalis (67900)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Lactarius sigmoidalis (71242)
Clifdenian15.9 - 13.65New Zealand (South Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219274 219623)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand (North Island) Lactarius sigmoidalis (219547)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand Lactarius sigmoidalis (89138)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand Sparidarum sigmoidalis (type locality: 162461)