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Amphistium paradoxum

Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Amphistiidae

Taxonomy
Amphistium paradoxum was named by Agassiz (1834).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Amphistium paradoxum Agassiz figs. Pl 13, fig 1
1835Amphistium paradoxum Agassiz p. 35
1843Amphistium paradoxum Agassiz p. 44
2014Amphistium paradoxum Bannikov p. 30
2014Amphistium paradoxum Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
orderPleuronectiformes
familyAmphistiidae
genusAmphistium
speciesparadoxum

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.

†Amphistium paradoxum Agassiz 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:39:27
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:39:27
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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 Amphistium paradoxum (94830)