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Mesogaster sphyraenoides

Osteichthyes - Mesogasteridae

Taxonomy
Mesogaster sphyraenoides was named by Agassiz (1835).

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2011-12-22; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-08-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Mesogaster sphyraenoides Agassiz p. 34
1839Mesogaster sphyraenoides Agassiz figs. Pl 38, figs 2,3
1843Mesogaster sphyraenoides Agassiz p. 105
2014Mesogaster sphyraenoides Bannikov p. 26
2014Mesogaster sphyraenoides Carnevale et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
familyMesogasteridaeBannikov 2008
genusMesogaster
speciessphyraenoides

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.

†Mesogaster sphyraenoides Agassiz 1835
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Mesogaster sphyraenoides (94830)