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Acipenser ornatus

Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae

Taxonomy
Acipenser ornatus was named by Leidy (1873). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Acipenser ornatus Leidy p. 312
1902Acipenser ornatus Hay p. 371
1942Acipenser ornatus Leriche p. 90

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

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 ornatus Leidy 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:46:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:46:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.97000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Acipenser ornatus (79793)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Acipenser ornatus (187324)