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Rhomboplites

Actinopteri - Lutjanidae

Taxonomy
Rhomboplites was named by Gill (1862). It is extant. Its type is Centropristis aurorubens.

It was assigned to Lutjaninae by Allen (1985); and to Lutjanidae by Stringer (1998).

Species
R. aurorubens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Rhomboplites Gill
1985Rhomboplites Allen
1998Rhomboplites Stringer p. 150

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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
subfamilyLutjaninaeGill 1861
genusRhomboplitesGill 1862

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. Rhomboplites Gill 1862
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Rhomboplites aurorubens Cuvier 1829 [vermilion snapper]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available