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Pseudotetrapturus

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotetrapturus was named by Danil'chenko (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l T Ol-u Sepkoski's reference number: 863,915].

It was assigned to Acanthomorpha by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeorhynchidae by Danil'chenko (1960), Danil'chenko (1980), Schultz (1987), Fierstine (2006) and Monsch and Bannikov (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko p. 162 figs. pl. 23, figs. 1, 2
1980Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko p. 164
1987Pseudotetrapturus Schultz p. 132
2002Pseudotetrapterus Sepkoski
2006Pseudotetrapturus Fierstine p. 435
2011Pseudotetrapturus Monsch and Bannikov p. 292

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Scombrimorpharia
orderScombriformes
suborderScombroideiBleeker 1859
superfamilyXiphioideaRafinesque-Schmaltz 1810
familyPalaeorhynchidae
genusPseudotetrapturus

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. †Pseudotetrapturus Danil'chenko 1960
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Pseudotetrapturus luteus Danil'chenko 1960
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011Lower jaw elongated, almost as long as upper; both jaws curved at tips. Dorsal fin originating above posterior border of orbit and is deeper than body. Pelvic fin with four lepidotrichia, without spine.