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Psephurus gladius (Chinese paddlefish)

Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae

Taxonomy
Psephurus gladius was named by Martens (1862). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Psephurus gladius Martens
2006Psephurus gladius Grande and Hilton p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
Actinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyPolyodontidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyProtopsephurinae
Polyodonti()
subfamilyPolyodontinae
genusPsephurusGünther 1873
speciesgladiusMartens 1862

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.

Psephurus gladius Martens 1862 [Chinese paddlefish]
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available