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Njoerdichthys

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Njoerdichthys was named by Cawley et al. (2020). It is not extant. Its type is Njoerdichthys dyckerhoffi.

It was assigned to Pycnodontidae by Cawley et al. (2020).

Species
N. dyckerhoffi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Njoerdichthys Cawley et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
genusNjoerdichthys

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. †Njoerdichthys Cawley et al. 2020
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Njoerdichthys dyckerhoffi Cawley et al. 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available