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Aulostomus

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Aulostomidae

Taxonomy
Aulostomus was named by Lacépède (1803) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 718]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Aulostomes by Agassiz (1842); to Aulostomatidae by Danil'chenko (1960); and to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1803Aulostomus Lacépède
1842Aulostoma Agassiz p. 270
1960Aulostomus Danil'chenko p. 75
2002Aulostomus 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
—Percomorphaceae
—Scombrimorpharia
orderSyngnathiformes
familyAulostomidae
genusAulostomusLacépède 1803

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. Aulostomus Lacépède 1803
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†Aulostoma bolcense Blainville 1818
†Aulostomus fractus Danil'chenko 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available