Taxonomy Profile: Mola (Koelreuter 1766)
Mola: Taxonomy and Nomenclature Synonym(s):
Diplanchias
Rafinesque 1810
Orthragus
Rafinesque 1810
Orthragoriscus
Bloch & Schneider 1801
Molacanthus
Swainson 1839
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Mola: Taxonomic Hierarchy Kingdom :
Animalia animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Phylum :
Chordata chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum :
Vertebrata vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Superclass :
Actinopterygii ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Order :
Tetraodontiformes leatherjackets |
cowfishes |
filefishes |
puffers |
triggerfishes |
trunkfishes |
balistes |
poissons-coffres |
poissons-globes |
Family :
Molidae trunkfishes |
headfishes |
molas |
ocean sunfishes |
molas |
poissons-lune |
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014
Notes:
Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 03-Nov-2014
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Genera of Recent Fishes
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-23-8/
Mola: Geographic Information