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Protosphyraena hurleyi

Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Taxonomy
Australopachycormus hurleyi was named by Kear (2007).

It was recombined as Protosphyraena hurleyi by Kanarkina et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Australopachycormus hurleyi Kear
2025Protosphyraena hurleyi Kanarkina et al. p. 11

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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
subfamilyHypsocorminaeVetter 1881
genusProtosphyraenaLeidy 1857
specieshurleyi(Kear 2007)

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: 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available