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Branchiostegus

Osteichthyes - Malacanthidae

Taxonomy
Branchiostegus was named by Rafinesque (1815) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Branchisteginae by Lin et al. (2017).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Branchiostegus Rafinesque
2002Branchiostegus Sepkoski
2017Branchiostegus Lin et al. p. 899

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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
familyMalacanthidaePoey 1861
subfamilyBranchisteginaeJordan 1923
genusBranchiostegusRafinesque 1815

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. Branchiostegus Rafinesque 1815
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Branchiostegus brevis Lin et al. 2017
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Messinian or 48.07000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France B. brevis (188957)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) B. mesogeus (59256)