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Axelrodichthys araripensis

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae

Taxonomy
Axelrodichthys araripensis was named by Maisey (1986). Its type specimen is AMNH 11759, a skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil.

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by M. Carrano on 2008-10-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Axelrodichthys araripensis Maisey pp. 13-14 figs. 12-26
1998Axelrodichthys araripensis Forey p. 303
2004Axelrodichthys araripensis Schultze p. 487

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
suborderLatimerioidei(Schultze 1993)
familyMawsoniidaeSchultze 1993
genusAxelrodichthys
speciesararipensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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