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Mola ramsayi

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Molidae

Taxonomy
Orthragoriscus ramsayi was named by Giglioli (1883). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mola ramsayi by Weems (1985), Matsuura (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Orthragoriscus ramsayi Giglioli
1985Mola ramsayi Weems p. 431
2015Mola ramsayi Matsuura

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderMoloidei
familyMolidae
genusMolaLinck 1790
speciesramsayi(Giglioli 1883)

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.

Mola ramsayi Giglioli 1883
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available