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Cryptobalistes

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Triacanthidae

Taxonomy
Cryptobalistes was named by Tyler (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Triacanthidae.

It was assigned to Cryptobalistinae by Tyler (1968); to Triacanthoidea by Tyler and Sorbini (1996); to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Triacanthidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Cryptobalistes Tyler
1996Cryptobalistes Tyler and Sorbini p. 36
2002Cryptobalistes Sepkoski
2019Cryptobalistes van der Laan p. 83

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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
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderTriacanthoidei
familyTriacanthidaeBleeker 1859
genusCryptobalistesTyler 1968

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. †Cryptobalistes Tyler 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available