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Nickcaves

Actinopteri - Pietschellidae

Taxonomy
Nickcaves was named by Carnevale and Bannikov (2015). Its type is Nickcaves pterygocephalus.

It was assigned to Pietschellidae by Carnevale and Bannikov (2015).

Species
N. pterygocephalus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Nickcaves Carnevale and Bannikov p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—PercomorphaceaWiley and Johnson 2010
familyPietschellidae
genusNickcaves

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. †Nickcaves Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
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†Nickcaves pterygocephalus Carnevale and Bannikov 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available