Hoplobrotula antipoda

Taxonavigation: Ophidiiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ophidiaria Ordo: Ophidiiformes

Familia: Ophidiidae
Subfamilia: Neobythitinae
Genus: Hoplobrotula
Species: †Hoplobrotula antipoda

Name

†Hoplobrotula antipoda Schwarzhans et al., 2016

• Holotype: NRM-PZ P.15984.
• Paratype: NRM-PZ P.15985 (1).

Type locality: Telm 5 unit; ‘Natica horizon’, Cucullea I member, La Meseta Formation, late Ypresian, early Eocene. Site IAA 1/90, Seymour Island, Antarctica.

Etymology: Named for its occurrence on the opposite side of the globe when compared to other Eocene species of the genus, known from Europe.

References

• Schwarzhans, W., Mörs, T., Engelbrecht, A., Reguero, M. & Kriwet, J. 2016 (Online) 2017 (Print). Before the freeze: otoliths from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, reveal dominance of gadiform fishes (Teleostei). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17(2): 147–170. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2016.1151958 . Reference page.