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Promecosominidae

Osteichthyes - Amiiformes - Promecosominidae

Taxonomy
Promecosominidae was named by Wade (1941). Its type is Promecosomina.

It was assigned to Amioidea by Gardiner (1960).

Subtaxa
Promecosomina (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Promecosominidae Wade
1960Promecosominidae Gardiner p. 370

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
superfamilyAmioideaBonaparte 1838
familyPromecosominidaeWade 1941
familyPromecosominidaeWade 1941

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.

Fm. †Promecosominidae Wade 1941
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G. †Promecosomina Wade 1935
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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
Diet 2: piscivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:51:40
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:51:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available