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Argentina extenuata

Osteichthyes - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae

Taxonomy
Argentina extenuata was named by Casier (1966). It is extant. Its type specimen is BMNH P 44203, a partial skeleton.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. parvula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Argentina extenuata Casier p. 420 figs. Plate 66, Fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Protacanthopterygii()
orderArgentiniformes
familyArgentinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusArgentina
speciesextenuata

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.

Argentina extenuata Casier 1966
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available