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Pseudoscopelus

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Chiasmodontidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoscopelus was named by Luetken (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Pseudoscopelus Luetken
1933Myersiscus Fowler
1960Myersiscus Danil'chenko p. 135
1980Myersiscus Danil'chenko p. 140
2002Pseudoscopelus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
familyChiasmodontidae
genusPseudoscopelusLuetken 1892

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. Pseudoscopelus Luetken 1892
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Invalid names: Myersiscus Fowler 1933 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available