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Belonostomus tenuirostris

Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Aspidorhynchus tenuirostris was named by Agassiz (1833).

It was recombined as Belonostomus tenuirostris by Agassiz (1834), Agassiz (1834), Agassiz (1843) and Gardiner (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Aspidorhynchus tenuirostris Agassiz p. 14
1834Belonostomus tenuirostris Agassiz p. 16
1843Belonostomus tenuirostris Agassiz p. 143
1960Belonostomus tenuirostris Gardiner p. 362

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859
familyAspidorhynchidaeBleeker 1859
genusBelonostomus
speciestenuirostris()

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.

†Belonostomus tenuirostris Agassiz 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: surfacef
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 07:06:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:06
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available