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Amblycephalidae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Amblycephalidae

Taxonomy
Amblycephalidae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophidia by Gadow (1898), Perrier (1928); and to Amblycephalidiformia by Kuhn (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Amblycephalidae Gadow p. 29
1928Amblycephalidae Perrier p. 3109
1946Amblycephalidae Kuhn p. 62

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
superfamilyAmblycephalidiformia
familyAmblycephalidae
familyAmblycephalidae

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Perrier 1928Préfrontal séparé du nasal par l'échancrure des narines; maxillaire allongé horizontalement d'avant en arrière, parallèle au palato-ptérygoïdien et relié à lui par l'ectopérygoïde ; ptérygoïdes libres en arrière, n'atteignant ni le carré, ni la mandibule. Pas de denls sillonnées ni cannelées. Bouche peu dilatable. Corps assez grêle, généralement très comprimé; écailles allongées, celles de la ligne médio-dorsale plus grandes, yeux grands à pupille elliptique.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available