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Ariosoma

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Ariosoma was named by Swainson (1838) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 503]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Congrinae by Steurbaut (1984); to Anguilliformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Congridae by Steurbaut (1979), Stringer (1998), Ebersole et al. (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Ariosoma Swainson p. 220
1979Ariosoma Steurbaut p. 54
1984Ariosoma Steurbaut p. 34
1998Ariosoma Stringer p. 150
2002Ariosoma Sepkoski
2019Ariosoma Ebersole et al. p. 189

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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
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusAriosomaSwainson 1838

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.

G. Ariosoma Swainson 1838
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Ariosoma balearica Delaroche 1809
Ariosoma globosum Steurbaut 1984
Ariosoma moravica Sulc 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available