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Pycnodus bicresta

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodus bicresta was named by Kumar and Loyal (1987). Its type specimen is VPL/K 593, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East Babbian Gala Locality, which is in a Lutetian channel lag shale in the Subathu Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Pycnodus bicresta Kumar and Loyal p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
subfamilyPycnodontinaeAgassiz 1833
genusPycnodus
speciesbicresta

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.

†Pycnodus bicresta Kumar and Loyal 1987
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Diagnosis
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