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Spinacanthus imperiale

Tetraodontiformes - Protobalistidae

Taxonomy
Ostracion imperialis was named by Massalongo (1857).

It was recombined as Spinacanthus imperiale by Winterbottom (1974); it was recombined as Protobalistum imperiale by Tyler and Santini (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Ostracion imperialis Massalongo
1974Spinacanthus imperiale Winterbottom
2002Protobalistum imperiale Tyler and Santini p. 59
2014Protobalistum imperiale Bannikov p. 30
2014Protobalistum imperiale Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
familyProtobalistidae
genusSpinacanthus
speciesimperiale(Massalongo 1857)

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.

Spinacanthus imperiale Massalongo 1857
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Diagnosis
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