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Crossopholis magnicaudatus

Acipenseriformes - Polyodontidae

Taxonomy
Crossopholis magnicaudatus was named by Cope (1883). It is the type species of Crossopholis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Crossopholis magnicaudatus Cope
1895Crossopholis magnicaudatus Woodward p. 47
1902Crossopholis magnicaudatus Hay p. 372
2006Crossopholis magnicaudatus Grande and Hilton p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyPolyodontidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyProtopsephurinae
—Polyodonti()
subfamilyPolyodontinae
tribePolyodontini
genusCrossopholisCope 1883
speciesmagnicaudatusCope 1883

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available