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Phylactocephalus

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Halecidae

Taxonomy
Phylactocephalus was named by Davis (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Phylactocephalus microlepis.

It was assigned to Halecidae by Goody (1969); and to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. microlepis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Phylactocephalus Davis p. 605
1969Phylactocephalus Goody p. 140
2002Phylactocephalus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Cyclosquamata
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderHalecoidei
familyHalecidaeAgassiz 1834
genusPhylactocephalus

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. †Phylactocephalus Davis 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available