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Pholidophorus microps

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus microps was named by Agassiz (1833).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. obesus, P. retrodorsalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pholidophorus microps Agassiz p. 9
1843Pholidophorus microps Agassiz figs. Pl 38, fig 1

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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)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusPholidophorus
speciesmicrops

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.

†Pholidophorus microps Agassiz 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lombardo and Tintori 2005
Collections
No collection or age range data are available