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Acestrus ornatus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Blochiidae

Taxonomy
Acestrus ornatus was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH P627, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Acestrus ornatus Woodward p. 494 figs. pl. xix, fig. 3
1966Acestrus ornatus Casier p. 315

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyBlochiidaeBleeker 1859
genusAcestrusAgassiz 1845
speciesornatus

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.

†Acestrus ornatus Woodward 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

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 - 48.07United Kingdom Acestrus ornatus (215472)