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Semionotus bergeri

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Semionotus bergeri was named by Agassiz (1833). Its type specimen is MGAU 489-1, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Semionotus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Palaeoniscum arenaceum Berger p. 18 figs. pl. i; fig. 1
1833Semionotus bergeri Agassiz p. 8
1833Semionotus spixi Agassiz p. 8
1834Semionotus bergeri Agassiz figs. Pl 26, figs 2,3
1836Semionotus bergeri Agassiz p. 224
1843Semionotus esox Berger
1861Semionotus elongatus Fraas
1902Semionotus bergeri Hay p. 375
1950Semionotus bergeri Schaeffer and Dunkle p. 4
1960Semionotus bergeri Gardiner p. 355
1986Semionotus bergeri McCune p. 221
2012Semionotus bergeri López-Arbarello p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusSemionotus
speciesbergeri

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.

Semionotus bergeri Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Palaeoniscum arenaceum Berger 1832 [synonym], Semionotus elongatus Fraas 1861 [objective synonym], Semionotus esox Berger 1843 [synonym], Semionotus spixi Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
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 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available