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Elonichthys contortus

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Elonichthys contortus was named by Esin (1995). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. browni, E. robinsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Elonichthys contortus Esin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
genusElonichthysGiebel 1848
speciescontortus

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.

†Elonichthys contortus Esin 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available