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Watsonichthys

Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepidae

Taxonomy
Watsonichthys was named by Aldinger (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cosmoptychiidae by Gardiner (1963); to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Acrolepidae by López-Arbarello et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Watsonichthys Aldinger
1963Watsonichthys Gardiner
2002Watsonichthyes Sepkoski
2010Watsonichthys López-Arbarello et al. p. 254

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyAcrolepidae
genusWatsonichthysAldinger 1937

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. †Watsonichthys Aldinger 1937
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Watsonichthys lotzi Gürich 1923
Watsonichthys pectinatus Traquair 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available