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Bonnerichthys gladius

Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Taxonomy
Portheus gladius was named by Cope (1873).

It was recombined as Pelecopterus gladius by Cope (1875); it was recombined as Protosphyraena gladius by Loomis (1900), Hay (1902); it was recombined as Bonnerichthys gladius by Friedman et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Portheus gladius Cope
1875Pelecopterus gladius Cope
1878Portheus gladius Cope
1899Protosphyraena gigas Stewart
1900Protosphyraena gladius Loomis
1902Protosphyraena gigas Hay p. 379
1902Protosphyraena gladius Hay p. 379
2010Bonnerichthys gladius Friedman et al. p. S33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
AspidorhyncheiNelson et al. 2016
orderPachycormiformesBerg 1940
familyPachycormidaeWoodward 1895
subfamilyAsthenocorminae
genusBonnerichthysFriedman et al. 2010
speciesgladius(Cope 1873)

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.

Bonnerichthys gladius Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Protosphyraena gigas Stewart 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:09:52
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Delaware) Bonnerichthys gladius (125954)