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Apomesodon comosus

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Macromesodon comosus was named by Saint-Seine (1949). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Apomesodon comosus by Poyato-Ariza and Wenz (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Macromesodon comosus Saint-Seine
2002Apomesodon comosus Poyato-Ariza and Wenz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
genusApomesodon
speciescomosus(Saint-Seine 1949)

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.

Apomesodon comosus Saint-Seine 1949
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available