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Elopsomolos frickhingeri

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Elopsomolos frickhingeri was named by Arratia (2000). Its type specimen is JM SOS 4393, a skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Elopsomolos.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Elopsomolos frickhingeri Arratia pp. 157-158 figs. 16-20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusElopsomolos
speciesfrickhingeri

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.

Elopsomolos frickhingeri Arratia 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available