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Marosichthys

Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae

Taxonomy
Marosichthys was named by Whitely (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. Its type is Marosia huismani.

It was assigned to Acanthuridae by Tyler (1997); and to Tetradontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Marosia de Beaufort p. 142
1951Marosichthys Whitely
1997Marosichthys Tyler p. 9
2002Marosichthys 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
Percomorpharia
orderAcanthuriformes
familyAcanthuridae
genusMarosichthysWhitely 1951

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. Marosichthys Whitely 1951
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Marosichthys huismani de Beaufort 1926
Invalid names: Marosia de Beaufort 1926 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available