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Dentex (Polysteganus)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae

Taxonomy
Polysteganus was named by Klunzinger (1870). It is extant.

It was reranked as Dentex (Polysteganus) by Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1984).

It was assigned to Dentex by Steurbaut (1979), Steurbaut (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Dentex (Polysteganus) Steurbaut p. 72
1984Dentex (Polysteganus) Steurbaut p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familySparidaeBonaparte 1832
genusDentexCuvier 1815
subgenusPolysteganus(Klunzinger 1870)

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.

Subg. Dentex (Polysteganus) Klunzinger 1870
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†Dentex (Polysteganus) gregarius Nolf and Steurbaut 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available