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Acipenser medirostris

Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae

Taxonomy
Acipenser medirostris was named by Ayres (1854). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Acipenser medirostris Ayres
2015Acipenser medirostris Welton p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyAcipenseridaeBonaparte 1831
genusAcipenser
speciesmedirostrisAyres 1854

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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Diagnosis
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