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Lepidopus lateralis

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae

Taxonomy
Lepidopus lateralis was named by Danil'chenko (1980). Its type specimen is PIN 2181/65 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Lepidopus lateralis Danil'chenko p. 152 figs. pl. 8, figs. 1, 2
2011Lepidopus lateralis Monsch and Bannikov p. 269

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderScombriformes
familyTrichiuridae
genusLepidopusGouan 1770
specieslateralis

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.

†Lepidopus lateralis Danil'chenko 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011About 114 (ca. 40 + 74) vertebrae. Dorsal fin with ca. 110 elements (distinction between spines and soft rays cannot be made). Anal fin with about 65 rays.