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Priscacaridae

Osteichthyes - Cichliformes - Priscacaridae

Taxonomy
Priscacaridae is a family. It is extant. Its type is Priscacara.

It was assigned to Chromides by Jordan (1963); and to Cichliformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Priscacara (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Priscacaridae Jordan p. 718
2019Priscacaridae van der Laan p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderCichlomorphae
orderCichliformes
familyPriscacaridae
familyPriscacaridae

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.

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G. †Priscacara Cope 1877
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Priscacara aquilonia Wilson 1977
Priscacara campi Hesse 1936
Priscacara clivosa Cope 1878
Priscacara cypha Cope 1877
Priscacara liops Cope 1877
Priscacara oxyprion Cope 1878
Priscacara pealei Cope 1878
Priscacara serrata Cope 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available