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Palaeoniscus ovatus

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoniscus ovatus was named by Redfield (1841).

It was recombined as Semionotus ovatus by Hay (1902), Rapp (1946), Beltan (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. bainii, P. caudus, P. moravicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Palaeoniscus ovatus Redfield
1902Semionotus ovatus Hay p. 376
1946Semionotus ovatus Rapp p. 512
1972Semionotus ovatus Beltan p. 314

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
speciesPalaeoniscus ovatusRedfield 1841
speciesovatusRedfield 1841

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.

†Palaeoniscus ovatus Redfield 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available