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Thalasseloetridae

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Thalasseloetridae

Taxonomy
Thalasseloetridae was named by Gill and Mooi (2012). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gobiiformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Perciformes by Schwarzhans (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Thalasseloetridae Gill and Mooi
2016Thalasseleotridae Nelson et al. p. 329
2019Thalasseloetridae Schwarzhans p. 227

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyThalasseloetridaeGill and Mooi 2012
familyThalasseloetridaeGill and Mooi 2012

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.

Fm. Thalasseloetridae Gill and Mooi 2012
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G. Grahamichthys Whitley 1956
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Grahamichthys frigophila Schwarzhans 2019
Grahamichthys pectenoides Grenfell 1984
G. Thalasseleotris Hoese and Larson 1987
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Thalasseleotris whatua Schwarzhans 2019
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Waiauan or 19.00000 to 11.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Grahamichthys frigophila (219318 219744)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Grahamichthys pectenoides (219524 219525 219526)
Lillburnian - Waiauan15.1 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) Thalasseleotris whatua (219610)