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Acestrus elongatus

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Blochiidae

Taxonomy
Acestrus elongatus was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH P 12954, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Acestrus elongatus Casier p. 316

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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
Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderXiphioideiSwainson 1839
familyBlochiidae
genusAcestrusAgassiz 1845
specieselongatus

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.

Acestrus elongatus Casier 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available