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Pholidophorus purbeckensis

Osteichthyes - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus purbeckensis was named by Davies (1887). Its type specimen is BMNH, a partial skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. domeykanus, P. leptocephalus, P. obesus, P. retrodorsalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Pholidophorus purbeckensis Davies
1919Pholidophorus purbeckensis Woodward p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusPholidophorus
speciespurbeckensisDavies 1887

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 mobilef
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Lombardo and Tintori 2005
Collections
No collection or age range data are available