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Praesemionotidae

Osteichthyes - Praesemionotidae

Taxonomy
Praesemionotidae was named by Joerg (1969).

It was assigned to Halecomorphi by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Praesemionotus
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-01-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Praesemionotidae Joerg pp. 89, 94
2019Praesemionotidae van der Laan p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
—Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
familyPraesemionotidaeJoerg 1969
familyPraesemionotidaeJoerg 1969

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.

Fm. †Praesemionotidae Joerg 1969
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G. †Praesemionotus Joerg 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available