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Phractocephalus acreornatus (cajaro)

Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Pimelodidae

Taxonomy
Phractocephalus acreornatus was named by Aguilera et al. (2008). Its type specimen is UFAC 4561, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cachoeira do Bandeira, which is in a Miocene fluvial-lacustrine claystone/conglomerate in the Solimoes Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Phractocephalus acreornatus Aguilera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Otomorpha
—Ostariophysi(Jordan and Evermann 1896)
—Otophysa
superorderCharaciphysae
orderSiluriformes
suborderSiluroidei
familyPimelodidaeEigenmann and Eigenmann 1918
genusPhractocephalusSpix and Agassiz 1829
speciesacreornatus

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.

†Phractocephalus acreornatus Aguilera et al. 2008 [cajaro]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available