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Gasteronemus

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Taxonomy
Gasteronemus was named by Agassiz (1833).

It was assigned to Scomberoidei by Agassiz (1835).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Gasteronemus Agassiz p. 17
1835Gasteronemus Agassiz p. 41ff

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyScombridae(Rafinesque 1815)
genusGasteronemus

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.

G. †Gasteronemus Agassiz 1833
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†Gasteronemus oblongus Agassiz 1833
†Gasteronemus rhombeus Volta 1796
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available