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Triacanthus

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Triacanthidae

Taxonomy
Triacanthus was named by Oken (1817) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Triacanthidae by Matsuura (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Triacanthus Oken
2002Triacanthus Sepkoski
2015Triacanthus Matsuura

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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
genusTriacanthusOken 1817

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. Triacanthus Oken 1817
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available