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Ferrifronsidae

Actinopteri - Ferrifronsidae

Taxonomy
Ferrifronsidae was named by Arratia and Chorn (1998). Its type is Acanthichthys. It is the type family of Acanthomorpha.

It was assigned to Acanthomorpha by Arratia and Chorn (1998).

Subtaxa
Acanthichthys (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Ferrifronsidae Arratia and Chorn

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
familyFerrifronsidae
familyFerrifronsidae

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.

Fm. †Ferrifronsidae Arratia and Chorn 1998
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G. †Acanthichthys Arratia and Chorn 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (Nebraska) Acanthichthys major (133595)