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Caturus similis

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Caturidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Caturus similis Agassiz figs. Pl 66, fig 9
1843Caturus similis Agassiz p. 118
1859Caturus similis Owen p. 126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
familyCaturidaeOwen 1860
genusCaturus
speciessimilis

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.

Caturus similis Agassiz 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:51:40
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:51:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available