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Elonichthys peltigerus

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Elonichthys peltigerus was named by Newberry (1856).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. browni, E. robinsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Elonichthys peltigerus Newberry
1891Elonichthys peltigerus Woodward p. 489
1902Elonichthys peltigerus Hay p. 368
1979Elonichthys peltigerus Bardack p. 513 figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
genusElonichthysGiebel 1848
speciespeltigerusNewberry 1856

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.

†Elonichthys peltigerus Newberry 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available