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Uranoplosus

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Uranoplosus was named by Sauvage (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: J (Bajo) J (u). Sepkoski's reference number: 452 863 ]. Its type is Uranoplosus cotteaui.

It was assigned to Pycnodontidae by Hay (1902); and to Pycnodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Uranoplosus Sauvage
1902Uranoplosus Hay p. 373
2002Uranoplasus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
genusUranoplosusSauvage 1879

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. †Uranoplosus Sauvage 1879
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Uranoplosus arctatus Cope 1894
Uranoplosus cotteaui Sauvage 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available