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Miguashaia

Osteichthyes - Miguashaiidae

Taxonomy
Miguashaia was named by Schultze (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 502]. It is the type genus of Miguashaiidae.

It was assigned to Actinistia by Forey (1998); to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Miguashaiidae by Forey et al. (2000), van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Miguashaia Schultze
1998Miguashaia Forey p. 300
2000Miguashaia Forey et al.
2002Miguashaia Sepkoski
2019Miguashaia van der Laan p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
familyMiguashaiidaeSchultze 1993
genusMiguashaiaSchultze 1973

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. †Miguashaia Schultze 1973
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Miguashaia bureaui Schultze 1973
Miguashaia grossi Forey et al. 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available