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Varasichthys

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Varasichthyidae

Taxonomy
Varasichthys is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Varasichthyidae by Arratia (2015).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Varasichthys Sepkoski
2015Varasichthys Arratia p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderCrossognathiformesTaverne 1989
familyVarasichthyidae
genusVarasichthys

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.

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Varasichthys ariasi Arratia 1981
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 21:12:03
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:03
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available