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Pycnodus orbicularis

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Diodon orbicularis was named by Volta (1796).

It was recombined as Pycnodus orbicularis by Agassiz (1833), Agassiz (1835) and Agassiz (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pycnodus orbicularis Agassiz p. 17
1835Pycnodus orbicularis Agassiz p. 35ff
1843Pycnodus orbicularis Agassiz p. 190

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
familyPycnodontidae()
genusPycnodus
speciesorbicularis(Volta 1796)

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.

†Pycnodus orbicularis Volta 1796
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available