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Rhacolepis olfersii

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Amblypterus olfersi was named by Agassiz (1833). It is the type species of Rhacolepis.

It was recombined as Rhacolepis olfersii by Agassiz (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Amblypterus olfersi Agassiz pp. 4, 40
1843Rhacolepis olfersii Agassiz p. 283

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusRhacolepis
speciesolfersii()

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.

Rhacolepis olfersii Agassiz 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available