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Neomesturus

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Neomesturus was named by Cooper and Martill (2020). It is not extant. Its type is Neomesturus asflaensis.

It was assigned to Nursalliinae by Cooper and Martill (2020).

Species
N. asflaensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Neomesturus Cooper and Martill p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
subfamilyNursalliinae(Blot 1987)
genusNeomesturus

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. †Neomesturus Cooper and Martill 2020
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†Neomesturus asflaensis Cooper and Martill 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available