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Heptadiodon

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae

Taxonomy
Heptadiodon was named by Bronn (1855).

It was assigned to Diodontidae by Tyler and Santini (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Species
H. echinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Heptadiodon Bronn
2002Heptadiodon Tyler and Santini p. 105
2014Heptadiodon Bannikov p. 30
2014Heptadiodon Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderTetraodontoidei
familyDiodontidaeBillberg 1833
genusHeptadiodonBronn 1855

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. †Heptadiodon Bronn 1855
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†Heptadiodon echinus Heckel 1853
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy H. echinus (55239 94830)