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Cretazeus

Osteichthyes - Zeiformes - Cretazeidae

Taxonomy
Cretazeus was named by Tyler et al. (2000). It is the type genus of Cretazeidae.

It was assigned to Tetraodontiformes by Tyler and Santini (2005); and to Cretazeidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Cretazeus Tyler and et al
2005Cretazeus Tyler and Santini p. 161
2019Cretazeus van der Laan p. 72

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderZeiformesRegan 1909
suborderCyttoidei
familyCretazeidaeTyler et al. 2000
genusCretazeusTyler et al. 2000

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. †Cretazeus Tyler 2000
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Cretazeus rinaldii Tyler 2000
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 21:50:00
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available