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Ramphosus

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Rhamphosidae

Taxonomy
Rhamphosus was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915 Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Centriscus aculeatus.

It was misspelled as Ramphosus by Sepkoski (2002) and Bannikov (2014); it was corrected as Ramphosus by Agassiz (1842) and Carnevale et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Aulostomi by Agassiz (1842); to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhamphosidae by Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Rhamphosus Agassiz p. 34
1842Ramphosus Agassiz p. 270
2002Ramphosus Sepkoski
2014Rhamphosus Bannikov p. 27
2014Ramphosus Carnevale et al. p. 42

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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
familyRhamphosidae
genusRamphosus()

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. †Ramphosus Agassiz 1835
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Ramphosus aculeatus Blainville 1818
Ramphosus biserratus Bassani 1876
Ramphosus rastrum Volta 1796
Rhamphosus biserratus Bassani 1876
Rhamphosus rastrum Volta 1796
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available