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Urosphen

Osteichthyes - Acropomatiformes - Urosphenidae

Taxonomy
Urosphen was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Aulostomi by Agassiz (1835); to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Urosphenidae by Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Urosphen Agassiz p. 35
2002Urosphen Sepkoski
2014Urosphen Bannikov p. 27
2014Urosphen Carnevale et al. p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
RankNameAuthor
orderAcropomatiformes
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Syngnatharia
orderSyngnathiformes
familyUrosphenidaeGill 1884
genusUrosphen

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. †Urosphen Agassiz 1835
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Urosphen dubius Blainville 1818
Urosphen fistularis Agassiz 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


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