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Aspidorhynchus acutirostris

Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Esox acutirostris was named by Blainville (1818).

It was recombined as Aspidorhynchus acutirostris by Agassiz (1833), Agassiz (1842) and Agassiz (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Esox acutirostris Blainville
1833Aspidorhynchus acutirostris Agassiz p. 14
1842Aspidorhynchus acutirostris Agassiz figs. Pl 46
1843Aspidorhynchus acutirostris Agassiz p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859
familyAspidorhynchidaeBleeker 1859
genusAspidorhynchus
speciesacutirostris(Blainville 1818)

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.

†Aspidorhynchus acutirostris Blainville 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: surfacef
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 07:06:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:06
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Aspidorhynchus acutirostris (154138)