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Paracentrophorus madagascariensis

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Paracentrophoridae

Taxonomy
Paracentrophorus madagascariensis was named by Piveteau (1941). Its type specimen is BMNH and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Paracentrophorus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Paracentrophorus madagascariensis Piveteau
1960Paracentrophorus madagascariensis Gardiner p. 345

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
orderAmiiformesHay 1929
superfamilyAmioideaBonaparte 1838
familyParacentrophoridaeObruchev 1964
genusParacentrophorusPiveteau 1941
speciesmadagascariensisPiveteau 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.

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