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Phylactocephalus microlepis

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Halecidae

Taxonomy
Phylactocephalus microlepis was named by Davis (1887). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hakel (Lewis collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon. It is the type species of Phylactocephalus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Phylactocephalus microlepis Davis p. 605 figs. Pl 35, fig 2
1969Phylactocephalus microlepis Goody p. 141 fig. 65,66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Cyclosquamata
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderHalecoidei
familyHalecidaeAgassiz 1834
genusPhylactocephalus
speciesmicrolepis

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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