IRMNG - Megarhinus Rafinesque, 1820

IRMNG name details

Megarhinus Rafinesque, 1820

IRMNG_ID

1308768 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1308768)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Polyodon Lacepède, 1797

Rank

Genus

Parent

Polyodontidae Bonaparte, 1835

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Western Review, 3 (4)
page(s): 251 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Also in Rafinesque 1820 (Dec.). Megarhinus paradoxus mentioned in passing as "his" name for Platirostra edentula Lesueur...

Taxonomic remark Also in Rafinesque 1820 (Dec.). Megarhinus paradoxus mentioned in passing as "his" name for Platirostra edentula Lesueur 1818. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2023). Megarhinus Rafinesque, 1820. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308768 on 2024-10-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-13 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (7)
Notes (2)

original description Western Review, 3 (4)
page(s): 251 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

source of synonymy Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

extant flag source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Also in Rafinesque 1820 (Dec.). Megarhinus paradoxus mentioned in passing as "his" name for Platirostra edentula Lesueur 1818. (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Megarhinus paradoxus Rafinesque 1820 [details]