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Enchelurus syriacus

Osteichthyes - Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae

Taxonomy
Enchelurus syriacus was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH P5998, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Enchelurus syriacus Woodward p. 165 figs. pl. XII, figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderNotacanthiformes
familyHalosauridae
genusEnchelurus
speciessyriacus

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.

†Enchelurus syriacus Woodward 1901
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available