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Atractosteus spatula

Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. tristoechus

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderLepisosteiformesHay 1929
suborderLepisosteioidei
superfamilyLepisosteoidea
familyLepisosteidaeCuvier 1825
genusAtractosteusRafinesque 1820
speciesspatula

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 23.03000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) Atractosteus spatula (18663)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Atractosteus spatula (18284)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Atractosteus spatula (18554)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Atractosteus spatula (20400 58089)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Atractosteus spatula (20440)