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Acrogaster

Actinopteri - Beryciformes

Taxonomy
Acrogaster was named by Agassiz (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 863].

It was assigned to Trachichthyidae by Patterson (1964); to Trachichthyoidei by Patterson (1993); and to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Acrogaster Agassiz p. 5
1964Acrogaster Patterson p. 409
1993Acrogaster Patterson
2002Acrogaster Sepkoski

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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
Berycimorphaceae
orderBeryciformes
suborderTrachichthyoideiParr 1933
genusAcrogaster

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. †Acrogaster Agassiz 1839
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Acrogaster anceps Arambourg 1954
Acrogaster brevicostatus von der Marck 1863
Acrogaster daviesi Davis 1887
Acrogaster dayi Woodward 1942
Acrogaster heckeli Pictet 1850
Acrogaster minutus von der Marck 1863
Acrogaster parvus Agassiz 1839
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available