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Paratrachinotus

Osteichthyes - Carangiformes - Carangidae

Taxonomy
Paratrachinotus was named by Blot (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 771].

It was assigned to Trachinotidae by Blot (1969); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Carangidae by Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Uhen on 2026-02-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Paratrachinotus Blot p. 276
2002Paratrachinotus Sepkoski
2014Paratrachinotus Bannikov p. 27
2014Paratrachinotus Carnevale et al. p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderCarangiformes
familyCarangidaeRafinesque 1815
genusParatrachinotus

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. †Paratrachinotus Blot 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available