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Megalichthys laevis

Crossopterygii - Osteolepidae

Taxonomy
Megalichthys laevis was named by Traquair (1890). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Megalichthys laevis Traquair
2016Megalichthys laevis Borgen and Nakrem

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
orderCrossopterygii()
familyOsteolepidae
genusMegalichthys
specieslaevisTraquair 1890

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.

†Megalichthys laevis Traquair 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available