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Diproctacanthus

Osteichthyes - Labriformes - Labridae

Taxonomy
Diproctacanthus was named by Bleeker (1862). It is extant.

It was assigned to Labrichthyini by Westneat and Alfaro (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Diproctacanthus Bleeker
2005Diproctacanthus Westneat and Alfaro p. 381

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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
orderLabriformes
familyLabridae(Cuvier 1816)
tribeLabrichthyini
genusDiproctacanthusBleeker 1862

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. Diproctacanthus Bleeker 1862
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available