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Trachyrincus aulax

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae

Taxonomy
Trachyrincus aulax was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is CD211, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mangapari Stream and Bells Creek, which is in a Tongaporutuan marine mudstone in the Bells Creek Mudstone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Trachyrincus aulax Schwarzhans p. 164

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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)
Paracanthomorphacea
Zeiogadaria
Gadariae
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderMacrouroidei
familyMacrouridaeJordan and Evermann 1898
genusTrachyrincusGiorna 1809
speciesaulax

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.

Trachyrincus aulax Schwarzhans 2019
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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 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Tongaporutuan or 21.70000 to 6.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Trachyrincus aulax (219517)
Lillburnian15.1 - 13.05New Zealand (North Island) Trachyrincus aulax (219547)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) Trachyrincus aulax (type locality: 219553)