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Ptycholepis gracilis

Ptycholepiformes - Ptycholepididae

Taxonomy
Ptycholepis gracilis was named by Davis (1884). It is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Ptycholepis gracilis Davis p. 335 figs. pl. x.
1895Ptycholepis gracilis Woodward p. 320

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderPtycholepiformes
familyPtycholepididaeBrough 1939
genusPtycholepis
speciesgracilisDavis 1884

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.

†Ptycholepis gracilis Davis 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available