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Planesox

Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae

Taxonomy
Planesox was named by Owen (1854). It is extant. Its type is Planesox vorax.

It was assigned to Esocidae by Owen (1854).

Species
P. vorax (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Planesox Owen p. 169

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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)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderEsociformes
familyEsocidae(Cuvier 1817)
genusPlanesox

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.

G. Planesox Owen 1854
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Planesox vorax Owen 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:34:00
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available