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Damalichthys

Osteichthyes - Embiotocidae

Taxonomy
Damalichthys was named by Girard (1855) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Embiotocidae by Fierstine et al. (2012).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Damalichthys Girard
2002Damalichthys Sepkoski
2012Damalichthys Fierstine et al. p. 133

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
familyEmbiotocidaeAgassiz 1853
genusDamalichthysGirard 1855

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. Damalichthys Girard 1855
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Damalichthys saratogensis Casteel 1978
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available