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Acipenser fulvescens (lake sturgeon)

Acipenseriformes - Acipenseridae

Taxonomy
Acipenser fulvescens was named by Rafinesque (1817). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque
2006Acipenser fulvescens 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
speciesfulvescensRafinesque 1817

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 fulvescens Rafinesque 1817 [lake sturgeon]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available