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Pomacanthus

Actinopteri - Chaetodontidae

Taxonomy
Pomacanthus was named by Lacépède (1802) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Chaetodontes by Agassiz (1835); to Chaetodontidae by Nolf (1972); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Pomacanthus Lacépède
1835Pomacanthus Agassiz p. 41ff
1972Pomacanthus Nolf p. 147
2002Pomacanthus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
familyChaetodontidae
genusPomacanthusLacépède 1802

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. Pomacanthus Lacépède 1802
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Pomacanthus fitchi Nolf 1972
Pomacanthus subarcuatus Blainville 1818
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France P. fitchi (220174)