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Aprion

Actinopteri - Lutjanidae

Taxonomy
Aprion was named by Müller and Henle (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Etelinae by Allen (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Aprion Müller and Henle
1985Aprion Allen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
familyLutjanidaeGill 1861
subfamilyEtelinaeGill 1893
genusAprionMüller and Henle 1838

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. Aprion Müller and Henle 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available