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Malacanthus

Osteichthyes - Malacanthidae

Taxonomy
Malacanthus was named by Poey (1861).

It was assigned to Malacanthidae by Carnevale (2016), Ebersole et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Malacanthus Poey
2016Malacanthus Carnevale p. 52
2019Malacanthus Ebersole et al. p. 208

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
familyMalacanthidaePoey 1861
genusMalacanthusPoey 1861

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. †Malacanthus Poey 1861
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Malacanthus carosii Carnevale 2016
Malacanthus sulcatum Koken 1888
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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria M. carosii (186861)