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Pristisomus gracilis

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Pristisomus gracilis was named by Woodward (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gosford Quarry (BMNH coll), which is in a Spathian/Bithynian lacustrine shale in the Terrigal Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Pristisomus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Pristisomus gracilis Woodward p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusPristisomus
speciesgracilis

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.

†Pristisomus gracilis Woodward 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available