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Hexagrammos

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Hexagrammidae

Taxonomy
Hexagrammos was named by Tilesius (1810). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hexagrammidae by Jordan and Gilbert (1919) and Jordan and Gilbert (1920).

Species
H. achrestus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Hexagrammos Tilesius
1919Hexagrammos Jordan and Gilbert p. 52
1920Hexagrammos Jordan and Gilbert p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottioidei
infraorderCottales
familyHexagrammidae
genusHexagrammosTilesius 1810

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.

G. Hexagrammos Tilesius 1810
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Hexagrammos achrestus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) H. achrestus (45489)