Taxonomy Profile: Mola (Koelreuter 1766)

Mola: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Diplanchias
Rafinesque 1810
Orthragus
Rafinesque 1810
Ozodura
Ranzani 1839
Aledon
Castelnau 1861
Tympanomium
Ranzani 1839
Orthragoriscus
Bloch & Schneider 1801
Pallasia
Nardo 1840
Trematopsis
Ranzani 1839
Acanthosoma
DeKay 1842
Cephalus
Shaw 1804
Molacanthus
Swainson 1839
Common Name(s):
molas []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mola: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Tetraodontiformes
leatherjackets |
cowfishes |
filefishes |
puffers |
triggerfishes |
trunkfishes |
balistes |
poissons-coffres |
poissons-globes |
Suborder : Moloidei
Family : Molidae
trunkfishes |
headfishes |
molas |
ocean sunfishes |
molas |
poissons-lune |
Genus : Mola
molas |
Mola Direct Children(s):
Mola mola
(Linnaeus 1758)
Mola ramsayi
(Giglioli 1883)
Mola: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Mola
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014
Acquired:
2014-03-11
Notes:
Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 03-Nov-2014
Reference for:
Mola
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Genera of Recent Fishes
Page(s):
iii + 697
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-23-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mola
Mola: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mola: Comments