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Centropomus excavatus

Osteichthyes - Centropomidae

Taxonomy
Centropomus excavatus was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH P 43032 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. ruscheli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Centropomus excavatus Casier p. 442 figs. Plate 68, Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangaria
familyCentropomidaePoey 1868
genusCentropomusLacépède 1802
speciesexcavatus

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.

†Centropomus excavatus Casier 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available