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Gyrodontoidei (disused)

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Gyrodontoidei was named by Nursall (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pycnodontiformes by Nursall (1996), van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Gyrodontoidei Nursall p. 133
2019Gyrodontoidei van der Laan p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderGyrodontoidei
suborderGyrodontoidei

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.

Subor. Gyrodontoidei Nursall 1996
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Invalid names: Gyrodontidae Berg 1940 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available