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Scaphirhynchus

Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae

Taxonomy
Scaphirhynchus was named by Heckel (1836). It is extant. It is the type genus of Scaphirhynchini.

It was assigned to Scaphirhynchini by Grande and Bemis (1996), Grande and Hilton (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Scaphirhynchus Heckel
1996Scaphirhynchus Grande and Bemis p. 112 fig. 11
2006Scaphirhynchus Grande and Hilton p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyAcipenseridaeBonaparte 1831
subfamilyScaphirhynchinae(Bonaparte 1846)
genusScaphirhynchusHeckel 1836

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. Scaphirhynchus Heckel 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:46:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:46:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available