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Hexagrammos achrestus

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Hexagrammidae

Taxonomy
Hexagrammos achrestus was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1919). It is extant. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.

It was recombined as Achrestogrammus achrestus by David (1943) and Fierstine et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Hexagrammos achrestus Jordan and Gilbert p. 52 figs. Plate XXIV, Fig. 2
1920Hexagrammos achrestus Jordan and Gilbert p. 36
1943Achrestogrammus achrestus David p. 164
2012Achrestogrammus achrestus Fierstine et al. p. 107

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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
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
RankNameAuthor
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
suborderCottioidei
infraorderCottales
familyHexagrammidae
genusHexagrammosTilesius 1810
speciesachrestus

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.

Hexagrammos achrestus Jordan and Gilbert 1919
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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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


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