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Diodon erinaceus

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).

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderTetraodontoidei
familyDiodontidae
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
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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 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
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