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Ostracion meretrix

Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae

Taxonomy
Ostracion meretrix was named by Daimeries (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Ostracion meretrix Daimeries

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderOstracioidei
familyOstraciidae
genusOstracionRafinesque 1815
speciesmeretrixDaimeries 1891

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.

†Ostracion meretrix Daimeries 1891
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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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Priabonian or 59.24000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Ostracion meretrix (84048)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Ostracion meretrix (75638)