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Prionopleurus

Osteichthyes - Semionotiformes

Taxonomy
Prionopleurus was named by Fischer de Waldheim (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: J l J u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Semionotiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Prionopleurus Fischer de Waldheim
2002Prionopleurus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
genusPrionopleurusFischer de Waldheim 1852

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.

G. †Prionopleurus Fischer de Waldheim 1852
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available