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Megapterinae (disused)

Mammalia - Cetacea - Balaenopteridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Megapterinae Flower p. 391
1865Megapterinae Flower p. 391
1867Megapterinae Flower p. 115
1868Megapteridae Gray p. 2
1870Megapteridae Gray p. 195
1871Megapterinae Gill p. 125
1923Megapterinae Miller p. 40
1985Megapterinae Barnes et al. p. 26
1991Megapterinae Vidal p. 6
1994Megapterinae Fordyce and Barnes p. 428 figs. Table 1
1995Megapterinae Fordyce et al. p. 379
1998Megapterinae Rice p. 67
1999Megapterinae Bergqvist et al. p. 31
2002Megapterinae Sanders and Barnes p. 353
2006Megapterinae Bouetel and Muizon p. 386
2008Megapterinae Bisconti p. 174

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
RankNameAuthor
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
Pelagiceti
Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
Chaeomysticeti()
Balaenomorpha
superfamilyThalassotherii
familyBalaenopteridae
subfamilyMegapterinae
subfamilyMegapterinae

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.

Subfm. Megapterinae Flower 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Form: roller-shapedo
Ontogeny: modification of partso
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: suspension feederf
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Nowak 1991, Uhen 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available