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Atherstonia

Palaeonisciformes - Atherstoniidae

Taxonomy
Atherstonia was named by Woodward (1889). It is the type genus of Atherstoniidae.

It was assigned to Palaeoniscidae by Woodward (1891), Takai (1976); and to Atherstoniidae by Bender (1999).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Atherstonia Woodward
1891Atherstonia Woodward p. 513
1927Broometta Chabakov
1976Atherstonia Takai p. 26
1999Atherstonia Bender p. 184

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyAtherstoniidaeGardiner
genusAtherstoniaWoodward 1889

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.

G. †Atherstonia Woodward 1889
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Atherstonia australis Woodward 1902
Atherstonia colcanapi Priem 1924
Atherstonia minor Woodward 1893
Atherstonia razumovskyi Chabakov 1927
Atherstonia scutata Woodward 1889
Invalid names: Broometta Chabakov 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available