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Oricardinus

Osteichthyes - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Oricardinus was named by Cope (1877). It is not extant. Its type is Oricardinus tortus.

It was assigned to Pachyrhizodontidae by Hay (1902).

Species
O. sheareri, O. tortus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Oricardinus Cope pp. 177-178, 187
1902Oricardinus Hay p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderCrossognathiformesTaverne 1989
suborderPachyrhizodontoideiForey 1977
familyPachyrhizodontidaeCope 1872
genusOricardinus

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.

G. †Oricardinus Cope 1877
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Oricardinus sheareri Cope 1872
Oricardinus tortus Cope 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:12:03
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:03
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available