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Ascalobos

Osteichthyes - Leptolepidiformes - Ascalaboidae

Taxonomy
Ascalobos was named by Muenster (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l K Haut-u Sepkoski's reference number: 452,915]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Ascalaboidae.

It was assigned to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ascalaboidae by van der Laan (2019).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-08-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Ascalobos Muenster
2002Ascalobos Sepkoski
2019Ascalobos van der Laan p. 59

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyAscalaboidaeArratia 2016
genusAscalobosMuenster 1839

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. †Ascalobos Muenster 1839
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available