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Elonichthys elegans

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Rabdiolepis elegans was named by Emmons (1860).

It was recombined as Elonichthys elegans by Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. browni, E. robinsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Rabdiolepis elegans Emmons
1902Elonichthys elegans Hay p. 368

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
genusElonichthysGiebel 1848
specieselegans(Emmons 1860)

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.

†Elonichthys elegans Emmons 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available