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Hippocampus (sea horse)
Taxonomy
Hippocampus was named by Rafinesque (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Syngnathidae by Fritzsche (1980) and Zalohar et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Syngnathidae by Fritzsche (1980) and Zalohar et al. (2009).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1810 | Hippocampus Rafinesque |
| 1931 | Farlapiscus Whitley |
| 1940 | Hippohystrix Whitley |
| 1980 | Hippocampus Fritzsche p. 185 |
| 2002 | Hippocampus Sepkoski |
| 2009 | Hippocampus Zalohar et al. p. 80 |
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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. Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 [sea horse]
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Hippocampus ingens Girard 1859
†Hippocampus sarmaticus Zalohar et al. 2009
†Hippocampus slovenicus Zalohar et al. 2009
Invalid names: Farlapiscus Whitley 1931 [synonym], Hippohystrix Whitley 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available