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Pseudophichthys texanus

Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae

Taxonomy
Pseudophichthys texanus was named by Lin and Nolf (2022). Its type specimen is IRSNB P 9974, an otolith (sagitta), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wall Farm 1, which is in a Lutetian offshore horizon in the Weches Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Pseudophichthys texanus Lin and Nolf p. 32 fig. 9E–F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyCongridaeKaup 1856
genusPseudophichthysRoule 1915
speciestexanus

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.

†Pseudophichthys texanus Lin and Nolf 2022
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Diagnosis
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