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Charitosomus major

Osteichthyes - Gonorynchiformes - Gonorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Charitosomus major was named by Woodward (1901) [This species was not originally described in Charitosomus.]. Its type specimen is BMNH P9173, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Charitosomus major Woodward

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
—Anotophysa(Rosen and Greenwood 1970)
orderGonorynchiformes
suborderGonorhynchoidei
familyGonorhynchidaeGunther 1868
genusCharitosomus
speciesmajor

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.

†Charitosomus major Woodward 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:22:40
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:35:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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