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Heterolepidotus rhombifer

Osteichthyes - Ionoscopiformes - Furidae

Taxonomy
Semionotus rhombifer was named by Agassiz (1836). Its type specimen is BMNH P3620 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Heterolepidotus rhombifer by Gardiner (1960).

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2007-05-04; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-08-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Semionotus rhombifer Agassiz figs. Pl 26a, figs 1-3
1837Semionotus rhombifer Agassiz p. 228
1960Heterolepidotus rhombifer Gardiner p. 289

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
—Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderIonoscopiformesGrande and Bemis 1998
familyFuridaeJordan 1923
genusHeterolepidotusEgerton 1872
speciesrhombifer()

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.

†Heterolepidotus rhombifer Agassiz 1836
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available