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Pycnosterinx dorsalis

Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes - Polymixiidae

Taxonomy
Pycnosterinx dorsalis was named by Pictet (1850).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pycnosterinx dorsalis Pictet p. 17 figs. Pl 2, fig 3
1866Pycnosterinx dorsalis Pictet and Humbert p. 41
1887Pycnosterinx dorsalis Davis p. 533 figs. Pl 28, fig 2
1898Pycnosterinx dorsalis Woodward p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Acanthomorpha(Rosen 1973)
orderPolymixiiformes
familyPolymixiidaeGill 1862
genusPycnosterinx
speciesdorsalis

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.

†Pycnosterinx dorsalis Pictet 1850
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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: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available