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Leptolepis disjectus

Osteichthyes - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Leptolepis disjectus was named by Woodward (1890). It is a compression fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. attenuatus, L. brevis, L. formosus, L. nathorsti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Leptolepis disjectus Woodward p. 295 figs. pl. iii. figs 16-19
1895Leptolepis disjectus Woodward p. 507

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyLeptolepididae
genusLeptolepis
speciesdisjectusWoodward 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.

†Leptolepis disjectus Woodward 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available