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Zambellichthys bergamensis

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Zambellichthys bergamensis was named by Arratia (2013). Its type specimen is MCSNB 4446, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Ponte Giurino (Calcare di Zorzino), which is in an Alaunian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Calcare di Zorzino Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Zambellichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Zambellichthys bergamensis Arratia p. 39 figs. 26-29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusZambellichthys
speciesbergamensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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