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Planesox vorax

Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae

Taxonomy
Planesox vorax was named by Owen (1854). It is extant. It is the type species of Planesox.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Planesox vorax Owen p. 169

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderEsociformes
familyEsocidae(Cuvier 1817)
genusPlanesox
speciesvorax

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.

Planesox vorax Owen 1854
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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