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Lysorocephalus

Adelospondyli - Lysorophidae

Taxonomy
Lysorocephalus was named by Huene and Bock (1954). Its type is Lysorocephalus gwyneddensis.

It was assigned to Lysorophidae by Huene and Bock (1954).

Species
L. gwyneddensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Lysorocephalus Huene and Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
—Choanata
—Stegocephali()
orderAdelospondyliWatson 1930
familyLysorophidaeWilliston 1908
genusLysorocephalus

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. †Lysorocephalus Huene and Bock 1954
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†Lysorocephalus gwyneddensis Huene and Bock 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available