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Pseudophichthys elongatus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Conger elongatus was named by Sulc (1932) [? Conger elongatus]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Biarritz, which is in a Priabonian deep subtidal marl in France.

It was recombined as Pseudophichthys elongatus by Steurbaut (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. escavaratierensis, P. glaber, P. splendens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Conger elongatus Sulc p. 18
1984Pseudophichthys elongatus Steurbaut p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusPseudophichthysRoule 1915
specieselongatus()

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.

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Diagnosis
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