Mataichthys procerus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Eleotroidei 

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: Gobiaria
Ordo: Gobiiformes
Subordo: Eleotroidei

Familia: Eleotridae
Genus: †Mataichthys
Species: †Mataichthys procerus

Name

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Mataichthys procerus Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al., 2012

  • Holotype: NMNZ S.52735.
  • Paratypes (23): NMNZ S.52736 (7), S.52737 (7), S.52738 (6), S.52739 (3).
  • Type locality: Home Hills Station, Manuherikia River near St Bathans, Otago.
  • Type horizon: HH1a bed, Bannockburn Formation, early Miocene.

Etymology: From Latin procerus (= high−bodied), referring to the highbodied shape of the otolith.

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