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Elonichthys germari

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Elonichthys germari was named by Giebel (1848). Its type specimen is GH-GIE1849.2, a partial skeleton (Skeleton missing most of skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Siebigerode Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Elonichthys.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Elonichthys germari Giebel
1891Elonichthys germari Woodward p. 488
1902Elonichthys germari Hay p. 368

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

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 germari Giebel 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available