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Lepisosteus platostomus

Osteichthyes - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae

Taxonomy
Lepisosteus platostomus was named by Rafinesque (1820). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque
2010Lepisosteus platostomus Friedman et al. p. S33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderLepisosteiformesHay 1929
suborderLepisosteioidei
superfamilyLepisosteoidea
familyLepisosteidaeCuvier 1825
genusLepisosteus
speciesplatostomusRafinesque 1820

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.

Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:27:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.40000 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Lepisosteus platostomus (20165)