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Erismatopterus levatus

Osteichthyes - Percopsiformes - Percopsidae

Taxonomy
Cyprinodon levatus was named by Cope (1870).

It was recombined as Erismatopterus levatus by Hay (1902).

Synonyms
  • Erismatopterus rickseckeri was named by Cope (1871).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erismatopterus levatus by Rosen and Patterson (1969).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Cyprinodon levatus Cope
1871Erismatopterus rickseckeri Cope
1902Erismatopterus levatus Hay p. 404
1902Erismatopterus rickseckeri Hay p. 404

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderPercopsiformesBerg 1940
familyPercopsidaeRegan 1911
genusErismatopterusCope 1870
specieslevatus(Cope 1870)

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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Invalid names: Erismatopterus rickseckeri Cope 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available