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Protelopidae

Osteichthyes - Protelopidae

Taxonomy
Protelopidae was named by Saint-Seine (1949).

It was assigned to Pholidophoroidea by Gardiner (1960).

Subtaxa
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2007-05-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Protelopidae Saint-Seine
1960Protelopidae Gardiner p. 347

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
superfamilyPholidophoroidea
familyProtelopidaeSaint-Seine 1949
familyProtelopidaeSaint-Seine 1949

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. †Protelopidae Saint-Seine 1949
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G. †Eoprotelops Saint-Seine 1949
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available