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Halec eupterygius

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Halecidae

Taxonomy
Pomognathus eupterygius was named by Dixon (1850). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Halec eupterygius by Woodward (1901), Woodward (1902) and Goody (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pomognathus eupterygius Dixon p. 367
1901Halec eupterygius Woodward p. 213
1902Halec eupterygius Woodward p. 50
1969Halec eupterygius Goody p. 127 figs. 56-52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderHalecoidei
familyHalecidaeAgassiz 1834
genusHalec
specieseupterygius()

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.

†Halec eupterygius Dixon 1850
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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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available