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Sphaerolepis

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Sphaerolepis was named by Frič (1877). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Trissolepididae.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Case (1900); and to Trissolepididae by Frič (1877) and Štamberg (1991).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Sphaerolepis Frič
1893Trissolepis Fritsch p. 76 figs. 277, 278; pls. 109–112
1900Sphaerolepis Case
1991Sphaerolepis Štamberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusSphaerolepisFrič 1877

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. †Sphaerolepis Frič 1877
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†Sphaerolepis arctata Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Trissolepis kounoviensis Fritsch 1893 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Trissolepis Fritsch 1893 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available