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Acipenser eruciferus

Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus eruciferus was named by Cope (1876).

It was recombined as Rhineastes eruciferus by Lambe (1902); it was recombined as Acipenser eruciferus by Estes (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Ceratodus eruciferus Cope
1876Ceratodus hieroglyphus Cope
1876Ceratodus eruciferus Cope p. 259
1876Ceratodus hieroglyphus Cope p. 260
1902Ceratodus eruciferus Hay p. 356
1902Ceratodus hieroglyphus Hay p. 356
1902Rhineastes eruciferus Lambe p. 29
1964Acipenser eruciferus Estes p. 20 figs. 10-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyAcipenseridaeBonaparte 1831
genusAcipenser
specieseruciferus()

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.

Acipenser eruciferus Cope 1876
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Invalid names: Ceratodus hieroglyphus Cope 1876 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marine, brackish, freshwaters
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatics
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2005-09-14 13:44:01
Modified: 2005-09-14 15:44:01
Source: s = species, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bryant 1989

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Acipenser eruciferus (36449 36541)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Acipenser eruciferus (14519 14538 14557 14566 14577)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Acipenser eruciferus (14582)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Acipenser eruciferus (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Acipenser eruciferus (13142)