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Lophius alveolus

Osteichthyes - Lophiiformes - Lophiidae

Taxonomy
Lophius alveolus was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is SNSB-BSPG 6, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. crenulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Lophius alveolus Schwarzhans p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderLophiiformes
familyLophiidaeCuvier
genusLophius
speciesalveolus

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.

†Lophius alveolus Schwarzhans 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available