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Esox lepidotus

Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae

Taxonomy
Esox lepidotus was named by Agassiz (1832). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. americanus, E. kronneri, E. lucius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Esox lepidotus Agassiz p. 136
1839Esox lepidotus Agassiz figs. Pl 42, figs 1-3
1843Esox lepidotus Agassiz p. 74
1901Esox lepidotus Woodward p. 288

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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
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderEsociformes
familyEsocidae(Cuvier 1817)
genusEsox
specieslepidotus

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.

†Esox lepidotus Agassiz 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:34:00
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available