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Sphaerodus discus

Osteichthyes - Sphaerodontidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Sphaerodus discus Agassiz figs. Pl 73, figs 62-67
1843Sphaerodus discus Agassiz p. 214

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
familySphaerodontidae
familySigneuxellidaeSaint-Seine 1955
familyLombardinidaeSaint-Seine 1955
genusSphaerodusSaint-Seine 1955
speciesdiscus

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.

Sphaerodus discus Agassiz 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available