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Melamphaes ovalis

Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae

Taxonomy
Melamphaes ovalis was named by Schwarzhans (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Melamphaes ovalis Schwarzhans
2019Melamphaes ovalis Schwarzhans p. 181

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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
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
familyMelamphaidae
genusMelamphaesGuenther 1864
speciesovalisSchwarzhans 1980

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.

†Melamphaes ovalis Schwarzhans 1980
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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 20:59:28
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:59:28
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tongaporutuan or 11.04000 to 7.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tongaporutuan11.04 - 7.2New Zealand (North Island) Melamphaes ovalis (219553)