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Channa

Actinopteri - Anabantiformes - Channidae

Taxonomy
Channa was named by Scopoli (1770). It is extant. It is the type genus of Channidae.

It was assigned to Channidae by Böhme (2010).

Species
C. elliptica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1770Channa Scopoli
2010Channa Böhme p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Carangimorpharia
—Anabantomorphariae
orderAnabantiformes
familyChannidaeBerg 1940
genusChannaScopoli 1770

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.

G. Channa Scopoli 1770
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†Channa elliptica von Salis 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. ellipitca (70359) C. elliptica (69098)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) C. elliptica (34615) C. spp. (134954 135038)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) C. sp. (205187)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) C. elliptica (48325)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Switzerland (Aargau) C. sp. (201976) C. sp., C. elliptica (201975)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Nepal C. n. sp. (48680 48681 48696)