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Bathygenys alpha hedlundae

Osteichthyes - Merycoidodontidae

Taxonomy
Bathygenys alpha hedlundae was named by Schultz and Falkenbach (1968) [named as a subspecies of B. alpha by Schultz and Falkenbach 1968; raised to species level by Lander 1998]. Its type specimen is F:AM 72377, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bathygenys hedlundae by Lander (1998), Stevens et al. (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Parabathygenys paralpha Schultz and Falkenbach
1968Bathygenys alpha hedlundae Schultz and Falkenbach p. 386 figs. Figure 46
1968Parabathygenys paralpha Schultz and Falkenbach p. 388 figs. Figure 46
1998Bathygenys hedlundae Lander p. 409
2023Bathygenys hedlundae Stevens et al. p. 139

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyMerycoidodontidae
subfamilyOreonetinae
genusBathygenys
speciesalpha
subspecieshedlundae

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.

Bathygenys alpha hedlundae Schultz and Falkenbach 1968
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Diagnosis
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