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

Aulostomus

Osteichthyes - Syngnathiformes - Aulostomidae

Taxonomy
Aulostomus was named by Lacépède (1803) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 718]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Aulostomes by Agassiz (1842); to Aulostomatidae by Danil'chenko (1960); and to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Aulostomus Lacépède
1842Aulostoma Agassiz p. 270
1960Aulostomus Danil'chenko p. 75
2002Aulostomus Sepkoski

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

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Syngnatharia
orderSyngnathiformes
familyAulostomidae
genusAulostomusLacépède 1803

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. Aulostomus Lacépède 1803
show all | hide all
Aulostoma bolcense Blainville 1818
Aulostomus fractus Danil'chenko 1960
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, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation (Adygeia) A. fractus (105572)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. medius (68021)