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Lophiostomus

Ionoscopiformes - Furidae

Taxonomy
Lophiostomus was named by Egerton (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Turo Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. It is not extant. Its type is Lophiostomus dixoni.

It was assigned to Eugnathidae by Woodward (1895); and to Amiiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. dixoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Lophiostomus Egerton
1895Lophiostomus Woodward p. 358
2002Lophiostomus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
HalecostomiRegan 1903
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderIonoscopiformesGrande and Bemis 1998
familyFuridaeJordan 1923
genusLophiostomusEgerton 1852

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. †Lophiostomus Egerton 1852
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Lophiostomus dixoni Egerton 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available