Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Diodon erinaceus

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae

Taxonomy
Diodon erinaceus was named by Agassiz (1844).

It was recombined as Prodiodon erinaceus by Tyler and Santini (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. ferreirai, D. hystrix, D. sinhaleyus, D. stenodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Diodon erinaceus Agassiz p. 31
1904Diodon erinaceus Eastman p. 34
2002Prodiodon erinaceus Tyler and Santini p. 104
2014Prodiodon erinaceus Bannikov p. 30
2014Prodiodon erinaceus Carnevale et al. p. 45

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderTetraodontoidei
familyDiodontidaeBillberg 1833
genusDiodonLinnaeus 1758
specieserinaceusAgassiz 1844

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.

†Diodon erinaceus Agassiz 1844
show all | hide all
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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available