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Clupeacharacinae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Characiformes - Characidae

Taxonomy
Clupeacharacinae is a subfamily. It is extant.

It was assigned to Characidae by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Clupeacharacinae Nelson et al. p. 205

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
superorderOstariophysiJordan and Evermann 1896
Otophysa
orderCharaciformesRegan 1911
suborderCharacoidei
familyCharacidae
subfamilyClupeacharacinae
subfamilyClupeacharacinae

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: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:36:16
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available