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Pholidophorus macrocephalus

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Uraeus macrocephalus was named by Agassiz (1833).

It was recombined as Pholidophorus macrocephalus by Agassiz (1834), Agassiz (1834), Agassiz (1843) and Agassiz (1843).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Uraeus macrocephalus Agassiz p. 12
1834Pholidophorus macrocephalus Agassiz figs. Pl 40, figs 1-3
1843Pholidophorus macrocephalus Agassiz p. 274

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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
speciesmacrocephalus()

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.

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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