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Phanerosteonoidei

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy

Phanerosteonoidei was named by Lowney (1980).

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Lowney (1980).

Subtaxa

Phanerosteonidae

Entered

by S. Fasey (authorized by E. Dunne) on 2022-08-31

Synonyms

Atracauda was named by Lowney (1980) [Unpublished PhD thesis].

It was considered a nomen nudum by Lowney (1980).
Atracauda lundi was named by Lowney (1980) [Unpublished PhD thesis]. Its type specimen is MV 3627 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Lowney (1980).
Phanerosteonidae was named by Lowney (1980) [Unpublished PhD thesis].

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Phanerosteonoidei by Lowney (1980).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1980	Phanerosteonoidei Lowney
1980	Phanerosteonidae Lowney p. 158
1980	Phanerosteonoidei Lowney p. 158
1980	Atracauda Lowney p. 181
1980	Atracauda lundi Lowney pp. 181-203 figs. 105-114

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata

Rank	Name	Author
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
superclass	Actinopterygii	()
suborder	Phanerosteonoidei
suborder	Phanerosteonoidei

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.

Subor. †Phanerosteonoidei Lowney 1980

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Invalid names: Phanerosteonidae Lowney 1980 [invalid subgroup]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available