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Diodon vetus

Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae

Taxonomy
Diodon vetus was named by Leidy (1855).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. ferreirai, D. hystrix, D. sinhaleyus, D. stenodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Diodon vetus Leidy
1902Diodon vetus Hay p. 408
1958Diodon vetus Casier p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderTetraodontoidei
familyDiodontidaeBillberg 1833
genusDiodonLinnaeus 1758
speciesvetusLeidy 1855

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.

†Diodon vetus Leidy 1855
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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

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Diodon vetus (18506)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Mallorca) Diodon vetus (155253)