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Hoplostethus sinaustralis

Osteichthyes - Trachichthyiformes - Trachichthyidae

Taxonomy
Hoplostethus sinaustralis was named by Schwarzhans (1985). Its type specimen is SAM P. 24955, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. durus, H. sinusaustralis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Hoplostethus sinaustralis Schwarzhans p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Berycimorphaceae
orderTrachichthyiformes
familyTrachichthyidaeBleeker 1859
genusHoplostethusCuvier and Valenciennes 1829
speciessinaustralis

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.

†Hoplostethus sinaustralis Schwarzhans 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available