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Hyperoplus

Actinopteri - Ammodytidae

Taxonomy
Hyperoplus was named by Guenther (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 503]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ammodytidae by Steurbaut (1984); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. lanceolatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Hyperoplus Guenther
1984Hyperoplus Steurbaut p. 102
2002Hyperoplus 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)
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
—Trachiniformes
familyAmmodytidae
genusHyperoplusGuenther 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. Hyperoplus Guenther 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available