Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Brotula arcuata

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes

Taxonomy
Brotula arcuata was named by Casier (1966). Its type specimen is BMNH P 41712, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sirembola arcuata by Schwarzhans (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. clarkae, B. ordwayi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Brotula arcuata Casier p. 430
2007Sirembola arcuata Schwarzhans p. 325

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
—Ophidiimorpharia
orderOphidiiformesBerg 1937
genusBrotula
speciesarcuata

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.

†Brotula arcuata Casier 1966
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available