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Muraena saheliensis

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Muraenidae

Taxonomy
Muraena saheliensis was named by Arambourg (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Raz-el-Ain, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in the Raz-el-Ain Formation of Algeria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. helena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Muraena saheliensis Arambourg p. 34

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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
familyMuraenidae
genusMuraenaLinnaeus 1758
speciessaheliensis

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.

†Muraena saheliensis Arambourg 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 20:50:21
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:50:21
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Muraena saheliensis (type locality: 59256)