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Urosphen

Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Urosphenidae

Taxonomy
Urosphen was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Aulostomi by Agassiz (1835); to Gasterosteiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Urosphenidae by Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Urosphen Agassiz p. 35
2002Urosphen Sepkoski
2014Urosphen Bannikov p. 27
2014Urosphen 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
familyUrosphenidae
genusUrosphen

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. †Urosphen Agassiz 1835
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Urosphen dubius Blainville 1818
Urosphen fistularis Agassiz 1835
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available