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Parapygaeus

Actinopteri - Perciformes

Taxonomy
Parapygaeus was named by Pellegrin (1907) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 863]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).

Species
P. polyacanthus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Parapygaeus Pellegrin
2002Parapygaeus Sepkoski
2014Parapygaeus Bannikov p. 30
2014Parapygaeus Carnevale et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
genusParapygaeusPellegrin 1907

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. †Parapygaeus Pellegrin 1907
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†Parapygaeus polyacanthus Pellégrin 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available