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Acipenser brevirostrum (shortnose sturgeon)

Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae

Taxonomy
Acipenser brevirostrum was named by Leseuer (1818). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Acipenser brevirostrum Leseuer
2006Acipenser brevirostrum Grande and Hilton p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyAcipenseridaeBonaparte 1831
genusAcipenser
speciesbrevirostrumLeseuer 1818

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 brevirostrum Leseuer 1818 [shortnose sturgeon]
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available