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Ptychocheilus arciferus

Actinopteri - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae

Taxonomy
Ptychocheilus arciferus was named by Cope (1870).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Ptychocheilus arciferus Cope
2012Ptychocheilus arciferus Fierstine et al. p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
—Otophysa
superorderCyprinae
orderCypriniformesBleeker 1859
familyCyprinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPtychocheilusAgassiz 1855
speciesarciferusCope 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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:40:14
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:02
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Blancan or 4.90000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Ptychocheilus arcifer (234637) Ptychocheilus arciferus (234639)