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Lepidopus anguis

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae

Taxonomy
Lepidopus anguis was named by Sauvage (1870). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Licata, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Lepidopus anguis Sauvage p. 6
1873Lepidopus anguis Sauvage p. 128

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Pelagiaria
orderScombriformes
familyTrichiuridaeRafinesque 1810
genusLepidopusGouan 1770
speciesanguis

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Lepidopus anguis Sauvage 1870
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Diagnosis
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